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can somebody ELI5 how "food deserts" work (or don't) in the USA? (lemmygrad.ml)

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I've heard this term a couple of time but never actually looked into it, and it is such an alien concept to me right now. I apologise in advance for sounding dumb here.

I can understand slums and favelas having a harder time getting access to fresh food, but how come entire government-recognised and incorporated neighbourhoods with electricity, water and all those more complex services can't have small grocery stores for basic healthy things like rice?

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[–] Delphia 18 points 1 year ago

Laws.

In the same way that you said you could see it happening in favellas and slums. In those places in non 1st world countries the rules are so unenforced its probably easier to get access to fresh food because all you need is some guy with a pickup truck to.drive to the market every day, load up, drive back and set up a stall.

Doing anything permanent or even semi permanent in a 1st world country involves insurances, permits, vehicle inspections, taxes, zoning, city council...