The Market and 'Food Deserts'

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2011/01/the-market-and-food-deserts

While Treasury Secretary Geithner is touting tax credits as a solution to the supposed problem of "food deserts," the free market is meeting the need on its own, the New York Times reports:

retailers better known for selling clothes or aspirin, including Walgreens, CVS/Pharmacy and Target, are expanding in a big way into the grocery business, with fresh produce, frozen meats and, yes, even sushi

by Ira Stoll  |  Jan 17, 2011 at 9:41 am Related Topics:  Taxes, Timothy Geithner receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list