Everyone can agree poor people shouldn't provide bigger profitsfor grocery stores than do middle-class and rich people. But thequestion is: Do they? And if so, what can be done about it?
This persistent issue was raised again last week by threealdermen - Lorraine Dixon (8th), Edward M. Burke (14th) and Luis V.Gutierrez (26th) - who said an informal survey by City Councilinvestigators showed that food bills at five groceries inpredominantly black, low-income neighborhoods were roughly 18 percenthigher than those at five stores in predominantly white, middle-classareas.
The survey has some obvious shortcomings, such as the limitednumber of stores and communities …
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