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> The author is nostalgic for something that can theoretically exist, but is very debatable whether it can exist at scale. We had thousands of them during the
by jdietrich 8y ago
> The author is nostalgic for something that can theoretically exist, but is very debatable whether it can exist at scale.
We had thousands of them during the war - British Restaurants, operated by the local authority, serving a three-course meal to all comers for ninepence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Restaurant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Restaurant
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoThat's actually called out in the article too
- solatic 8y agoThat's not really a sustainable example either. In wartime, the British rationing board ensured that the British Restaurants were well-supplied (they wouldn't have been in a free market, or they would've been more expensive) and after the war, the ones that survived were propped up by Labor governments. That the kitchens were run not-for-profit says absolutely nothing about whether those prices were actually sustainable for the food they were serving - if supplies are subsidized then NFP just means not taking in more than expended in subsidies. If anybody has details of how they were funded in the post-war period, I'd be happy to consider it.