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surrealAmerican

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18. In the 1940s ...

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 10:11 PM

Dec 2012

... A&P was found to be in violation of anti-trust laws when it had about 15% of the market. Surely this is far above that standard.

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How Walmart is devouring the food system (large graphic) [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

Buy local if possible. Find a farmer to get your food from. peacebird Dec 2012 #1

Go to Local Harvest hogwyld Dec 2012 #51

kr HiPointDem Dec 2012 #2

This, is a very STUPID country to allow corporations to devour the country. Eventually the President RKP5637 Dec 2012 #3

You are absolutely correct, and I'm sick of the capitalism frenzy. loudsue Dec 2012 #21

"Eventually"? Oh, to WalMART. I thought you said Wall STREET. WinkyDink Dec 2012 #42

Yep, all walls against the people. Some days it just boggles my mind, and then RKP5637 Dec 2012 #43

"This, is a very STUPID country" marmar Dec 2012 #53

Important graphic. Locally sourced food equals local power. canoeist52 Dec 2012 #4

Look for food co-operatives, especially those comprised of LOCAL FOOD PRODUCERS/GROWERS. nt patrice Dec 2012 #5

There used to be a decent food co-op in my old college town Art_from_Ark Dec 2012 #61

This is just criminal! sheshe2 Dec 2012 #6

K&R for an important thread that actually matters to all our lives. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #7

Corporations SamKnause Dec 2012 #8

Well said, our government is complicit in this and represents "we the corporations" today and RKP5637 Dec 2012 #23

Nice infographic! TheBlackAdder Dec 2012 #9

K & R..... dhill926 Dec 2012 #10

K&R Eyerish Dec 2012 #11

These are compelling graphics. badhair77 Dec 2012 #12

May I give a plug for local food co-ops? gollygee Dec 2012 #13

Thank you!!! I've got it bookmarked for future use. The search by city or zip code is great!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #25

I've become a big fan of co-ops. marmar Dec 2012 #49

thanks / Bookmarked april Dec 2012 #58

Well, Damn. K/R Window Dec 2012 #14

Sounds/looks like they are trying/planning on taking over the country's/worlds food supply! Auntie Bush Dec 2012 #15

It's really in the form of an invasion force, but accepted because, well, that's just RKP5637 Dec 2012 #26

Thanks, I sent this via email to lots of friends.... nt AnotherDreamWeaver Dec 2012 #16

This is why I get my milk from local brands... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #17

In the 1940s ... surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #18

The Walton's are vultures teewrex Dec 2012 #19

only two grocery stores here. HEB and Walmart. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #20

I've spent a lot of the last 9 months in SW Texas mountain grammy Dec 2012 #37

Same here. HEB, Walmart and a small Kroger. Manifestor_of_Light Dec 2012 #45

Same here! I buy my groceries at HEB or lackland afb commissary sammytko Dec 2012 #50

I love my HEB, no reason to ever shop at Walmart. ceile Dec 2012 #55

Well...that's enough to turn my stomach. SoapBox Dec 2012 #22

It's my belief most farmers are Republicans. How many farmers drive 50 miles to a Walmart? RickFromMN Dec 2012 #24

Walmart dominates here in Indiana. Its very sad. nt aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #27

WalMart literally gobbled up the rural areas first by not only shuttering small businesses, gutting libdem4life Dec 2012 #28

Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team) harddo Dec 2012 #29

sweet infographic limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #30

AWWWWWWW POOP! I was picked to serve on a jury for the above post and had a great comment, dammit A HERETIC I AM Dec 2012 #31

4 (unionized) supermarkets in a 5-mile radius where I live and still no_hypocrisy Dec 2012 #32

The only defense is to keep showing up at Board Meetings. Good luck. libdem4life Dec 2012 #41

I love the graphic format Coyotl Dec 2012 #33

I REALLY like that format too. The first one I saw, I thought it a bit cumbersome, but the patrice Dec 2012 #35

Once they are the biggest buyers they can tell the suppliers what THEY want to sell lunasun Dec 2012 #34

A wonderfully informative post. HCE SuiGeneris Dec 2012 #36

102,7 BILLION /WALTON FAMILY WORTH/ What are you worth ? keep shopping there!! 4 t 4 Dec 2012 #38

Thankfully, as a vegan it's inefficeint to ever shop there. flvegan Dec 2012 #39

25 years ago we bought a one bedroom apartment in a good neighborhood mountain grammy Dec 2012 #40

Wow. blackspade Dec 2012 #44

I thought i knew, but this is worse than I thought. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #46

Me too. I knew it was bad, but the graphic really illustrates it.... marmar Dec 2012 #47

Wow, I had no idea it had gone this far... mrsadm Dec 2012 #48

du rec. nt xchrom Dec 2012 #52

The way things are headed - a Walmart the size of Kansas isn't too far off. Initech Dec 2012 #54

I didn't realize it was that bad re: milk, beef processing ceile Dec 2012 #56

When you stop to think of how many Wal-Marts there are across this country... sevenseas Dec 2012 #57

This is why I shop at the co-op. geardaddy Dec 2012 #59

OK, I guess femrap Dec 2012 #60