I never said anything about loans. What I'm suggesting is food stamps. Everybody can pay cash. If you can't, you get government assistance in the form of a cas

I never said anything about loans. What I'm suggesting is food stamps. Everybody can pay cash. If you can't, you get government assistance in the form of a cash-like subsidy that can be spent anywhere food is sold. It's a fast, efficient way of ensuring universality of care while benefiting from the market discipline you get from having a (mostly) competitive, cash market. Not to mention, there is no insane "food insurance" bureaucracy. You swipe the card at the checkout line and you're good.