Megan Horst’s article, "Food Justice and Municipal Government in the USA," argues that local governments should play a bigger role in food systems to achieve “food justice.” She looks at food policies in Seattle and the Puget Sound area, claiming they don’t do enough to help marginalized communities.
She criticizes market-based solutions and believes community-led efforts should have more control. Horst also questions Seattle’s use of a sweetened beverage tax for food programs but seems to prefer even more government funding.
Overall, she argues that real change requires shifting power away from businesses and policymakers to local activist groups. This viewpoint ignores the importance of our free markets (and personal responsibility that comes with that). Her approach favors bigger government involvement and policies that prioritize "bureaucratic" oversight over our economic freedom, and which unfortunately leads to more taxes that will only end up hurting the people who actually earned their money. We should try and let local communities and businesses find their own solutions.
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