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I did my best

This does need a Home Movie

You might never make shallot pasta again once you hear how I feel about abortion

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Gus got me big time

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As a result of decades of consolidation, Kroger and Albertsons are now the #1 and #2 supermarket chains in the United States. There's much talk lately of "price gouging" at the grocery store. This consolidation, under the banner of "efficiency," is a contributor to that problem.

It's not just grocery prices. It's wages, too. Competition for workers between Kroger and Albertsons has the effect of driving up wages, benefits, and working conditions for over 700,000 employees. That's why UFCW, the largest union repping grocery workers, opposes the merger.

Since announcing the merger, Kroger and Albertsons have engaged in various underhanded tactics, including a $4B shareholder payout requiring Albertsons to borrow $1.5 billion. At the time, many alleged this was an attempt to hobble Albertsons and render the merger inevitable.

Kroger & Albertsons have offered various concessions to smooth the merger. But they raise more questions than they answer. Chief among those questions: If Kroger has the power to lower prices by $1B, have they been gouging consumers all along?

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Praying for those putting a picture frame and bud vase in their fridges in earnest