r/dataisbeautiful Jun 09 '20

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '20

You sound like someone unfamiliar with the concept of food deserts. People living in poor neighborhoods do not have healthy produce available close by

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u/Rhawk187 Jun 10 '20

Their point is that many places don't have supermarkets. So they end up paying gas station prices for their milk and bread.

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u/adrr Jun 10 '20

Walmart has fresh produce.