• Talaraine@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    My father says the same thing about the slim margin of oil companies. That being said, when that slim margin is in the billions and millions of people suffer for it, there’s room for inquiry.

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      3 months ago

      Idk. I live in a food desert, I’ve thought about trying to scrape up the capital to start a grocery bus to serve my area, but I’m pretty worried about whether I’d be able to pay my bills if I made it my full time job. I’ve pretty consistently heard that grocery is a sector that operates on thin margins, and I wonder if the notable disappearance of small neighborhood grocers over the course of my lifetime isn’t evidence to that end.