# The government can lower grocery prices. It doesn’t have to run the stores

- Source: Fortune | FORTUNE
- Published: 2026-11-06T13:30:00+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/11/06/grocery-prices-usda-buying-club-kitchen-table-project-markup/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-government-can-lower-grocery-prices-it-doesn-t-have-to-run-the-sto-841052/

It’s a Costco card, with Washington as the buying club.

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