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[-] toxicbubble@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

or just... stop shopping there?

[-] fartographer@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago
[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

If your 'food desert' has a walmart I don't think the term has any meaning left.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

If the only grocery store in a ten mile radius is a walmart, that's absolutely a food desert

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

Ok so we're talking about the 0.1% of people who that applies to.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You're telling me it's only .1% of the population?

Edit: Which, even if it is, that's still more than 300k people you don't care about.

[-] spacesatan@leminal.space 1 points 2 months ago

If you're going to link a source you should check to see if it supports or contradicts your claim.

Food Desert : A low-income tract with at least 500 people, or 33 percent of the population, living more than 1 mile (urban areas) or more than 10 miles (rural areas) from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it quite notably doesn't say "unless that grocery store is a walmart".

[-] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Stealing is better. Does more good. Helps offset wage theft, very slightly.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

There are only two grocery stores in my city. And I pray everyday that the other one doesn't do something horrific because I cannot shop at Walmart.

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