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The David Lin Report · Friday, September 4, 2026

High costs of urban business make rural producers more competitive

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.

personJoel Salatin

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Well, because the cost of doing business in an urban center is extremely high now.
Joel Salatin
You have very high minimum wages, high regulations, high taxes, uh, crash and, you know, smash and grab.
Joel Salatin
Heard on The David Lin Report — “Diesel Prices Explode; Are Your Grocery Bills Next? | Joel Salatin, published Friday, September 4, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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