2 ms·
Have you ever been to an actual low-income, rural area? Or low-income urban area? Seriously? Midwest US, not even truly rural, like in the hills of Kentucky, r
by Loughla 7y ago
Have you ever been to an actual low-income, rural area? Or low-income urban area? Seriously?
Midwest US, not even truly rural, like in the hills of Kentucky, rural, and the closest grocery store to me is 1 hour away. There are convenience stores, full of sugary snacks. No actual 'food' in you would think of it. When I worked in Tenessee, I was 3 hours from the closest grocery store. The only 'food' stores by your definition were gas stations. Full of. . . sugary, high calorie, low nutrition foods.
North corridor in St. Louis, there is an entire swath of hte city without access to grocery stores, bodegas, or whatever else fills the niche. There are dollar stores filled with ---- sugary snacks and other high calorie, low nutrition foods. There are non-profits who have the only goal of bringing in grocery stores. During the Ferguson riots/uprising (depending on your views) one of the main asks was access to grocery stores. Why do you think that was?
You are pushing a false narrative. Food deserts exist. Your hand waving type of claim is just ridiculous.