I find this pretty insulting to the average persons intelligence and out of touch with the pricing realities in many locations. I have two local grocery stores

I find this pretty insulting to the average persons intelligence and out of touch with the pricing realities in many locations. I have two local grocery stores. One is in town and the other the next over. Both are less than 3 miles. The prices are between 2-4x compared to me driving 30 miles in either direction to visit Cost Co/Walmart. I don’t mind paying more for local or the convenience but I quite literally can’t afford to more than double my grocery budget for the month. So I only buy perishables locally for the most part. The economics of this are problematic in both directions, but I still need to put food on the table.