npub1g0tuf634rz4suczwj7kgnecr6cyt0eu9xmp3sp0fku68mqehq4msp3tvm4 (npub1g0t…tvm4) My local town (population 3,980) has three pharmacies; all have been bought over by Boots. This means they have a local monopoly, and I can understand that it would make sense for them to close two.
However, it's questionable whether even local private-sector monopolies are in the public interest – especially when virtually all of what pharmacies supply comes out of the public purse.
Simon Brooke /
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2023-06-28 14:42:53
in reply to nevent1q…lxl9
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