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Bernie Sanders blasts Kroger’s $24.6B Albertsons deal, calls it ‘absolute disaster’
Fox19 ^ | 10/15/2022 | Victoria Moorwood

Posted on 10/16/2022 10:49:09 AM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: BenLurkin

Bernie’s just pissed that he didn’t get another house out of the deal.


41 posted on 10/16/2022 11:24:05 AM PDT by Quentin Quarantino
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe the “Big Guy” didn’t get his 10%?


42 posted on 10/16/2022 11:24:12 AM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t profess to have the answer to this, but I wouldn’t look to Bernie for answers. So completely forget what Bernie says. The capitalist in me says competition is good. It creates lower prices, wider variety and better quality. On the other hand, there is such a thing as economies of scale. That can reduce prices if there still completion. If there is no competition, economies of scale solely increases profits.


43 posted on 10/16/2022 11:24:18 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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To: MinorityRepublican

But Amazon owns Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. Both sell fresh produce both sell on line and deliver


44 posted on 10/16/2022 11:24:38 AM PDT by xkaydet65 ( )
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To: ConservativeInPA

They can also artificially lower prices in certain areas, destroy local mom and pop stores, and after those close they raise prices.

They also keep employees 1 hour under full time so they don’t receive benefits, and they sell ChiCom trash.


45 posted on 10/16/2022 11:27:00 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: BenLurkin

If only Bernie cared this much about the consolidation of media companies.


46 posted on 10/16/2022 11:27:09 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: algore

same here, I actually agree with Bernie for once.


47 posted on 10/16/2022 11:27:39 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: ansel12

“I would like to see someone ship groceries to homes, Walmart has almost entirely given up on it.

Costco has 2 hour delivery plus a delivery charge/tip.” We order online once a month via that plan. The savings on meat and good salmon more than pay for the delivery charge/tip.

Apparently, some Sam’s have a similar program.

We used the Walmart online and pickup at the local store for about 2 years before Covid. Then, the system went to hell re ordering and them demanding that you stay in your vehicle when your order was delivered. Also, you found out about shorts when you got home.

So we went to the Costco 2 hour delivery and really like it.


48 posted on 10/16/2022 11:34:23 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Anyone, who can make you believe in absurdities, can make you commit atrocities!!" ~ (Voltaire)!, )
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To: MinorityRepublican

” In some, like Salina, Kan., or Durango, Colo., the share would exceed 90 percent.”

I find this had to believe since there is only on Kroger and zero Albertsons in Salina.


49 posted on 10/16/2022 11:36:22 AM PDT by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: TexasGator
I find this had to believe since there is only on Kroger and zero Albertsons in Salina.

Still a monopoly.

50 posted on 10/16/2022 11:37:38 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: xkaydet65
But Amazon owns Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. Both sell fresh produce both sell on line and deliver

Might work for most urban areas but what if you live in a rural area without Whole Foods? You won't be able to get fresh produce delivered to you from Amazon.

51 posted on 10/16/2022 11:38:55 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin

Sanders is the millionaire socialist who has 3 homes who took bribes and used campaign donations to buy those homes along with a Porsche. Never worked a real job his whole life.
He could give away 2 of the 3 homes to the homeless.


52 posted on 10/16/2022 11:40:50 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: MinorityRepublican

But ending rural life is part of the whole plan . They’re just not telling you.


53 posted on 10/16/2022 11:40:53 AM PDT by xkaydet65 ( )
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To: BenLurkin

Bernie, it doesn’t matter Publix is where we go!! Or Publix Greenwise, too.


54 posted on 10/16/2022 11:40:59 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: minnesota_bound

Capitalism - The Rich become powerful
Socialism - The Powerful become rich


55 posted on 10/16/2022 11:42:05 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ansel12

You want someone else to select your meat and produce? They will give you what they want, not what you want.


56 posted on 10/16/2022 11:42:58 AM PDT by Fungi
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To: Grampa Dave

What I need is groceries shipped to the home, Amazon and Walmart do it but Amazon has very few of the affordable routine items and Walmart has done the same, almost entirely pulling off their regular food items.


57 posted on 10/16/2022 11:42:59 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: dfwgator
Capitalism - The Rich become powerful Socialism - The Powerful become rich

That's why we need to be more aggressive and take antitrust actions against corporations. They'll all end up Democratic. They'll fix the marketplace into their favor. Big Tech. Big Media. You get the picture.

58 posted on 10/16/2022 11:44:08 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: BenLurkin
Bernie Sanders, who was endorsed by Tulsi Gabbord for President, blasts Kroger’s $24.6B Albertsons deal, calls it ‘absolute disaster’
59 posted on 10/16/2022 11:51:03 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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To: MinorityRepublican
What antitrust concerns. In Florida, where Publix is #1, I can go to Winn-Dixie, Trader Joe's, The Fresh Market, Sprouts, Targ et or WalMart to get groceries. There is a small IGA store about 10 miles from me, along with Bravo, a Hispanic supermarket. I'm not even talking about Greenwise or Sabor (Publix divisions - natural foods and Hispanic makets) or Fresco Y Mas, Winn-Dixie's Hispanic markets.

In Connecticut, there's Acme, Stop & Shop, PriceChopper/Market32, Big Y, Shop-Rite and IGA.

Bernie wants one supermarket chain : Government Stores.

60 posted on 10/16/2022 11:54:23 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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