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Should the government invest in programs to reduce food waste?

Food waste programs aim to reduce the amount of edible food that is discarded. Proponents argue that it would improve food security and reduce environmental impact. Opponents argue that it is not a priority and that the responsibility should lie with individuals and businesses.

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 @9SGS2K2 from Kansas  answered…11mos11MO

Yes, and the government should losen regulations on soup kitchens and other food services to allow more food to be donated.

 @9RRTSC9 from Minnesota  answered…12mos12MO

Yes, all the food waste from school, Healthcare industry, Corrections facilities, should go to the non-corporate Farms to produce fertilizer and feed the pigs.

 @9S9H4SS from Georgia  answered…11mos11MO

No, if the food is natural and not laced with chemicals and preservatives, then food waste is not a problem.

 @9MJXYWB from New Jersey  answered…1yr1Y

No, however there should be regulations on companies regarding food waste.

 Deletedanswered…6 days6D

YES... only with strict attention to moral clarity, economic efficiency, strategic targeting, cultural sensitivity, decentralized innovation, and measurable outcomes. The goal must be not only less waste, but more wisdom.

 @B5Z9R8G from Minnesota  answered…1wk1W

Reduce subsidises that create an excess of food waste while also reducing food insecurity among low income people.

 @B5S69QZ from California  answered…1mo1MO

No, deregulate the industry, a law meant to encourage donation of the food combined with lawsuits unironically led to the current situation where employers and employees have to throw out food. Especially restaurants.

 @B2SZWC9 from California  answered…5mos5MO

Food processing and reduction needs to be overhauled with computerized data management and systems down to one's need for nutrition. We live in an era of absolute abundance there should not be any food waste.

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Biden will issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea.The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday. Using his pardon power to assure Hunter Biden does not spend time in jail comes as the 82-year-old president is near the end of his term in the White House and has no future election to face. In recent months Biden has said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence.“I will not pardon him,” the president said of his son in June after a jury found him guilty on three federal gun charges.President Biden has discussed issuing a pardon for his son with some of his closest aides since at least Hunter Biden’s conviction in June, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions about the matter said. They said a decision was made at the time for the president to publicly say he would not pardon his son even though doing so remained on the table.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters earlier this month that the president’s position has not changed.

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