Most of these should grow kitchen gardens, some say. But some of the folks who urge that most loudly are also most critical of the government expenditures for the aid and educational programs which are intended to bring about that result. So, distribution is one of our problems. I would not want any nutritionist to feel complacent because the problem is recognized. I would not want any health officer to feel smug because he has set his public health nurses to advising welfare clients that what they needed were more green vegetables, fresh fruits, premium price flour, and vitamin tablets.
Some industrial policies aim to skim off the cream of a market.
Under such a policy, advertising is aimed at the 30 percent of the market that has the most money to spend. The result may be a residual market that cannot be developed economically by anybody. But it can be a bottleneck to national health. We know that a lot of people who are regarded as poor prospects for jobs need food. What is really wrong with them is that they are hungry.