Comments by "" (@shauncameron8390) on "Loblaw earns $529M in Q4 profits as Canadians struggle with rising food prices" video.

  1. Because conglomerates own multiple chains.
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  2. <Food Basics> A chain owned by Metro.
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  3. No. Just the inevitable result of the left's noble tax-the-rich policies.
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  4.  @koda3967  How? Virtually all the chains are independently-owned. Weston and co. barely even make any money from sales. They make most of their money from (commercial) real estate and royalties.
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  5.  @vmitchinson  That's because the independent grocery store doesn't have the money or floor space to get merchandise in bulk at cut-rate prices on top of having a limited customer base.
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  6. Government greed is even higher.
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  7. And eventual shortages.
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  8.  @vmitchinson  And you're just a typical NDP-voter.
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  9. No. It's government overspending and high taxes.
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  10. <The Gov. takes care of us by giving pay raises to look good, then let the corporations, their largest donners, raze prices more than the raze gave.> When the government doesn't jack up the taxes or devalue the currency first.
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  11.  @vmitchinson  If you were the government, you would do nothing as you're not going to risk having people starve because you taxed and regulated their access to food out of business just to combat perceived greed.
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  12. Canada's policies enable and encourage monopolies.
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  13. And equally as many are living beyond their means.
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  14. Enabled and facilitated by government greed.
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