• Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Bancrupt companies will be bought by larger ones, over time consolidating power and monopolizing the market.

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        Yea, this isn’t the win it sounds like. In times of crisis, the rich get richer and the poor gets poorer.

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      So you expect every business in the country to have train tracks pull right up to it?

      Plenty of freight already moves by trains, planes, boats, etc. but that doesn’t move it the final mile(s) that it needs to go to make it to a business…

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        This is true, but everyone got comfortable with a semi driving from one side of the country to the other. I can tell you it’s no longer viable. Brace yourself for the impact I guess?

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        So you expect every business in the country to have train tracks pull right up to it?

        That’s actually a pretty good idea to aim for eventually, yes.

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      Cross country? yes. Last mile? No, traintracks to every single company in need of transportation doesn’t make sense.

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        You put the distribution centers near train stops (yes sometimes with direct rail connections) and then your trucking needs are limited to local distribution. Last mile mechanisms can vary based on product, commercial density, and infrastructure, but often are well served with a greater number of smaller vehicles.

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          That’s more or less what they do today, because it makes a lot more sense to have central distribution centers. But that still doesn’t change the fact that you need a truck/van/car/bicycle for last mile transportation.

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      You know the US is doing great when “return to rail barons” is just actually a more sustainable paradigm.

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    It seems like the margins in EVERY business are razor thin… so where does all the money go?