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4. Short version: Reagan did it

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Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:12 AM

Dec 1

Yet another way St. Ronnie set the nation to the path of destruction.
Excellent and enlightening article. When I was a kid (60s & 70s) my mid-size exurban town had an A & P, an Acme, and 4 “mom and pop” stores. Now all the mom & pop stores are gone. The Acme moved from downtown to the “strip” and closed. The A & P, also downtown, closed in the 80s but several independent stores opened in the building for years. Now the building is vacant. Our grocery choices are 2 large Giants and the Walmart.

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The Great Grocery Squeeze [View all] Passages Dec 1 OP

If a community can't support a giant store, the big chains aren't interested. CrispyQ Dec 1 #1

My Bubbe told me stories of how in her neighborhood the produce man Passages Dec 1 #2

I think a lot of this is why Aldi's is still hanging in there. Diamond_Dog Dec 1 #3

Short version: Reagan did it Freddie Dec 1 #4

Kick dalton99a Dec 1 #5

I'd like to add that in rural small towns crud Dec 1 #6