Growing food bank lines are a sign that society has lost its way, a Groceries and Essentials Benefit would help the most vulnerable citizens - eviltoast

Nine million Canadians worry about where their next meal will come from.

  • Murdoc@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    Lowering prices is only one possible outcome of competition though. So is lower product quality, and laying off workers. In general, cutting costs.

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      6 months ago

      Doesn’t that suggest they’d get more market share by having worse quality, somehow?

      Companies do all those things, and not always for good reason, but let’s get our econ 101 ducks in a row a bit. I don’t think it’s because of competition for buyers.