Speaker 1: My friends. The Washington Post is discovered how unfair life
Speaker 1: in America is right in their own backyard, Washington, d
Speaker 1: C is prospering. Population in the district has been growing
Speaker 1: by leaps and mountains. Some neighborhoods are becoming more affluent
Speaker 1: by the day. As affluent neighborhoods grow, so do the
Speaker 1: businesses that support them, like supermarkets. New markets and upscale
Speaker 1: neighborhoods are targeting foodies with all sorts of exotic items.
Speaker 1: But over the past ten years, while supermarkets have multiplied
Speaker 1: in rich neighborhoods, poor Washington d C. Neighborhoods have not
Speaker 1: fared as well. The Post reports that in the poorest neighborhoods,
Speaker 1: the number of supermarkets have plummeted. A longstanding grocery gap
Speaker 1: has grown worse. How bad is it well, in poor neighborhoods,
Speaker 1: there are fifty thousand people for every grocery store. In
Speaker 1: the rich areas, there are ten thousand people per store.
Speaker 1: They're rich have more grocery options than the poor. Rich
Speaker 1: people live in neighborhoods that cater to foodies. Poor people
Speaker 1: live with food in securities. Supermarkets and poor neighborhoods have
Speaker 1: another disadvantage. They've got to make thirty more profit than
Speaker 1: the rich competitors to offset the cost of shoplifting, security,
Speaker 1: and high staff turnover. Oh yeah, that might explain why
Speaker 1: poor neighborhoods have fewer stores. But that's beside the point.
Speaker 1: You have to stick to the narrative, which is life
Speaker 1: in America is unfair because the rich have stolen everything
Speaker 1: the poor had