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Originally Posted by bizaro86
If there was more buying power in poor areas you'd have more retailers.
If you really want the government more involved in people's choices you could give out vouchers/debit cards that can only be used on bureaucratically approved healthy foods. That would stimulate demand for them in poor areas and incrntivize new retailers.
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These people are buying food in amounts to sustain themselves today. What makes you think they will buy enough high margin food to make it worth opening up a grocery store to sell staples?
If you look at Walmart and superstore distribution they go with large locations over more locations which makes it more difficult to access without vehicles. Just giving grocery money doesn’t change that behaviour of companies. There will still be no incentive to open more stores.
(Note I am against government grocers but giving money won’t solve food deserts)