Bagels wrote: ↑March 19th, 2023, 4:44 pm Deja vu... it's almost as if they took a video recorded 20 years ago and replaced "Walmart" with "dollar stores."
Consider a family hasn't seen their real household income grow in three years but has seen their expenses swell. Because of inflation, their local independent grocery store is now forced to sell medium sized bananas for 50c, apples for $2, oranges for $3, etc. So instead of spending over $10 to provide a fresh fruit snack for their two kids for the week, they turn to the dollar store where for $4 they can purchase processed snacks.... and the dollar store is evil because those snacks are unhealthy and contribute to obesity and other health problems (which cost more in the long run)?
Two things:
(1) It's a dangerous argument to begin with because there's NO proof that consuming processed foods directly contributes to any health problems... and scientists have been studying this for decades. It's far more probable that people overindulge on caloric processed snacks, leading to these problems... most people don't eat 3-4 apples at a time but they may eat 3-4 granola bars at a time, for example.
(2) Even if it was, it's not the dollar store's fault.
Huh?