The author seems to think that the poor are at fault for being poor. When you're trying to survive on the edge, you need quick and easy solutions. You don't hav

The author seems to think that the poor are at fault for being poor. When you're trying to survive on the edge, you need quick and easy solutions. You don't have the luxury to plan ahead, stock up, etc. So if there's a grocery store 15 minutes away, but a fast food place is around the corner, and you're tired and harassed and the kids are squalling, you're not gonna be calculating the nutritional content, you need a quick hot meal. So this means that if you want to motivate poor people to eat well, you not only need to provide nearby sources of healthy food (not a bus ride away), but also work on alleviating the many other problems that come along with poverty. More supermarkets is a necessary, but not sufficient, part of that solution.