The David Lin Report · Friday, September 4, 2026
The cost of doing business in urban areas, including high wages, regulations, and crime, is becoming increasingly expensive. This trend makes it more cost-effective for rural producers to ship goods directly to consumers, even competing with local farmers' markets.
“Well, because the cost of doing business in an urban center is extremely high now.”
“You have very high minimum wages, high regulations, high taxes, uh, crash and, you know, smash and grab.”