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The highest poverty rate is in inner-cities, where there are markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets at least once/week within walking distance.
Not all poor people, only poor people receiving Food Stamps have the significantly higher obesity rate. Income-eligible adults who DON'T receive Food Stamps have the same obesity rate as the non-poor.
SUPERMARKETS don't locate in the 'hood, they have been fleeing the 'hood. Mom and Pop corner markets move into that vacuum, but the prices necessarily skyrocket and the selection is poor, in a downward spiral.
If they carry any produce, it's low quality (the higher-end stores get the best), which makes it unappealing, and when unappealing produce doesn't sell, corner markets stop carrying it entirely, and the faster-moving junk food prevails.
When I drove a cab, I had one regular customer who took a cab to a supermarket once a month, where she purchased all her non-perishables as well as one week's worth of perishables. This was how she maximized her limited food budget. Even with the cab fare, this was cheaper for her than relying on her corner market for non-perishables.
SUPERMARKETS don't locate in the 'hood, they have been fleeing the 'hood. Mom and Pop corner markets move into that vacuum, but the prices necessarily skyrocket and the selection is poor, in a downward spiral.
Isn't that to make up for shrinkage (loss due to theft)? That's no one's fault but that of the neighborhood residents.
No need. Food deserts are located in remote areas where one cannot get to a grocery store easily. But that's not where most of the poverty is. It's in the cities, where, as I said, corner stores have fresh produce and canned fruits/vegetables, and at least weekly farmers markets within walking distance. I know. Born and raised in Chicago.
You have not lived there for a while. in many major cities, the only stores available are convenience store. Very little produce.
You have not lived there for a while. in many major cities, the only stores available are convenience store. Very little produce.
I visit frequently. I have many family members in various Chicago neighborhoods. Many don't have cars. They walk or take the bus to work and to run errands. Corner markets within walking distance do indeed have fresh produce and canned fruits/vegetables. That's reality.
Convenience stores are much more likely to be located in the suburbs, frequently as a combo with gas stations.
Retail consultancy AlixPartners estimated retail collectively stands to lose $70.7 billion over the decade if the proposed cuts take place.
That's not true at all. Food Stamp users buy lotto tickets, gamble, spend money on tobacco, alcohol, drugs, butt-ugly tattoos, cable/satellite TV, internet and cell-phone plans, plus waste a lot of their Food Stamp dollars on poor food choices.
Cutting off Food Stamps only forces The Poor® to make better Life-Style choices.
Food Stamp recipients have a significantly higher obesity rate than everyone else, including the income-eligible who choose to NOT receive Food Stamps.
That's what I meant. Perhaps I should've put the rolling eyes emoticon. That would have conveyed my point that without food stamps, these people would find another way of getting food. Some would steal, some would beg relatives and churches, some would find work and pay for it, or some combination of the above.
The highest poverty rate is in inner-cities, where there are markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets at least once/week within walking distance.
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What "inner city" has markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets within walking distance every week?
LMAO...you finally proved that you're not very well travelled. You obviously live in the burbs and you STAY in the burbs too. Because if you ventured into any "inner city," you'd know better than that.
Or you live in the boondocks and just listen to tall tales of inner city life. But you've NEVER been to any inner city. That much I know.
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