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Love HEB. Not the cheapest but the selection and quality rocks.Just to help on the idea of monopolies in the grocery sector I offer this.
"Specifically, the top 4 food retailers (CR4) accounted for 31 percent of food sales in 2012 and grew by 3 percentage points to account for 34 percent of total sales in 2019." Source: A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry
The biggest nationwide is Walmart (including Sam's Club). One source says they have about a fourth of all grocery sales. Next is Kroger, then likely Costco, Albertsons, Aldi and Target. I say likely because some of the data includes non-food items.
A monopoly is a single seller. An example is your electric provider. Most people, not including their own solar or alternative energy have one choice. Many rural consumers have one choice of grocers in the nearest town, but of course they can shop in other towns or buy online. Interestingly, the grocery business is consolidating over the last 20 years or so. In some larger local markets there are companies that dominate ,but no true monopoly exists nationwide. An oligopoly is several concentrated sellers, one might argue this is the case but if so it would be statewide, not national. For instance, in S. Texas HEB (A great grocer by the way) has a 50% market share. So while some regions might have oligopolies, most of America still has a decent amount of competition.
I am sure they stores will either hire more security, get local police protection or close their stores temporarily if there is a free grab n go. I will say too that churches could really do their part and help those in need of emergency food. Kudos to those already with food pantries or assistance.
except usually people who insist they are innocent even up to the day they are executed.. often turn out.. are innocent. I personally don't have a good feeling about this guy was guilty.God has judged him justly.
That is all.
Your penchant for removing context from my post to satisfy your “sense of humor” and erroneous doctrine is quite disingenuous. Your conclusions are controversial and outside of orthodoxy. No need to reply to your post since it is devoid of an argument. Also, sect is synonymous with cult and a pejorative to mainstream Christianity which is against the forum rules.A "heresy" against the beliefs of your sect, whatever that is. How dreadful! But as I noted before, I suspect that your lot has some very nice heretical beliefs of their own, as most roll-your-own denominations do.
You blew that one rather badly. Origin believed that all souls would eventually be redeemed, which is far from annihilationosm. In fact it's more akin to your "everyone has eternal life by default", since you both believe that no one ever really dies. "Annihilationosm", aka "Conditionalism", teach that, as Scripture says, "the wages of sin is death", and that the condemned are, agian, as Scripture says, destroyed in hell.
So, congratulations on an "own goal", there.<Laugh>
Almost as much as those by Jack Spong. <Laugh>
How interesting
Do you hold Jack Spong in contempt? I do. He's still dead, though. (I think.)
Conclusion: Your "nobody ever really dies" doctrine is still rubbish
Just to help on the idea of monopolies in the grocery sector I offer this.Don’t forget Amazon.
A "heresy" against the beliefs of your sect, whatever that is. How dreadful! But as I noted before, I suspect that your lot has some very nice heretical beliefs of their own, as most roll-your-own denominations do.The heresy of universal reconciliation
You blew that one rather badly. Origin believed that all souls would eventually be redeemed, which is far from annihilationosm. In fact it's more akin to your "everyone has eternal life by default", since you both believe that no one ever really dies. "Annihilationosm", aka "Conditionalism", teach that, as Scripture says, "the wages of sin is death", and that the condemned are, agian, as Scripture says, destroyed in hell.and by default it’s cousin annihilationism were condemned as part of the heresies of Origen
Almost as much as those by Jack Spong. <Laugh>As an Anglican you probably love the writings of John AT Robinson.
How interestingThere are several theologians that reject the biblical teaching of hell
Do you hold Jack Spong in contempt? I do. He's still dead, though. (I think.)Everlasting contempt is NOT annihilation.

You can see for yourself that the sun is in a different position at noon in the middle of Winter compared to where it is in Summer at noon.While clocks emerged, sundials continued to be used and were still in use for setting clocks as late as the 19th century.
Nothing about any adjustment too sundials.
How has Trump overreached his office as you claim? Please be specific.They are about overreach. But I do not blame Trump. He is just doing what any egomaniac would do. The real problem is SCOTUS and congress who refuse to hold him accountable or limit his overreach, and guys like Bannon who claim to have a plan to get him a 3rd term.
It's an anti-Trump song parody put together during the height of COVID.I was specifically talking about Trump making an unexpected stop in a country that harbors terrorists and allowing the leaders of that country to board Air Force One. Had President Obama done this, the outrage from many on the right would have been off the charts.
Oh. XD it's chill.Well you could go to General Theology and look through the sections there. You can PM me but I’m not sure it will do much good. I’m Catholic.![]()
Apparently now the cost is 300 million.
Quite impressive, a price increase of 20% in a few days, and the demolition is barely finished.
The Sun has been shining for 4.5 billion years and politicians are a never ending source of wind.
Could you private message me? I know Calvinists get extremely polemic over matters such as this and I don't want to deal with that pompous negativity right now.Well you can discuss that in the theological forums. This is o my for intros. I hope to see you around!![]()
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Or maybe it's Trump's version of gun boat diplomacy.
Same. Feeling pretty cozy deconstructing Calvinism as we speak. I feel more drawn to Arminianism by the day. I see Calvinism as a theology of narcissists. Login to view embedded media This video really helps.Doing good! Enjoying my day!![]()