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This seems to be a common failure mode in Australia.

This seems to be a common failure mode in Australia. Grocery prices follow the same pattern—food is extraordinarily expensive, which you assume might have to do with the country's remoteness until you notice that local foods are just as overpriced. Mangoes grow by the side of the road in Queensland, but sell for $3.50 at the supermarket. The root problem is duopoly (in the case of grocery stores) or monopoly (Telstra).

Posted by idlewords on Aug 26, 2014, 3:24 PM

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This seems to be a common failure mode in Australia.

idlewordsAug 26, 2014, 3:24 PM

This seems to be a common failure mode in Australia. Grocery prices follow the same pattern—food is extraordinarily expensive, which you assume might have to do with the country's remoteness until you notice that local foods are just as overpriced. Mangoes grow by the side of the road in Queensland, but sell for $3.50 at the supermarket. The root problem is duopoly (in the case of grocery stores) or monopoly (Telstra).

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