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In reply to the discussion: The Dollar Store Backlash Has Begun [View all]Blue_true
(31,261 posts)34. Sometimes people can get too worked up about stuff.
Dollar stores have a real following. The big chain grocery stores and health food stores don't locate in many of the areas that Dollar stores serve. Maybe instead of tearing down dollar stores for operating in food desserts, maybe proposing a workable solution would be helpful. One thing that I think could be done is a special 1-2% tax on store items sold in upscale and middleclass areas, used to bring grocery stores to poor areas, or tax breaks for full service grocers that out stores in poorer areas, under the condition that they also charge lower prices that make a difference to consumers.
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I doubt I would think their food is "Garbage Food" and the store is still open.. nt
USALiberal
Jan 2019
#46
So where are poor people supposed to shop? I don't see Kroger, Publix, taking up the slack
MaryMagdaline
Jan 2019
#4
Yes that is exactly what it is. My mom would say c'mon we are going to the 5 and dime store and
UniteFightBack
Jan 2019
#36
I for one love dollar tree and have found many useful things there. It's like the 5 and dime.
UniteFightBack
Jan 2019
#35
I may well get trashed, but my experience is they cater to the demands of their customers.
GulfCoast66
Jan 2019
#49
I stopped shopping at dollar stores awhile ago. Too much crap made by slave labor
Neema
Jan 2019
#56