Another thought on Sainsbury's in Llandeilo

I am grateful to my good friend Alan Evans from St Clears for this contribution to the current debate on whether Llandeilo should have a new Sainsbury's superstore.
Community Based Model
Community owns and shares land for allotments
Community purchases seed from local farmers and suppliers
Community grows fruit and vegetables and trades with other communities for non-localised goods at fair trade prices
Community supplies community-owned shops, cafe and population
Community-owned shops and café pays community supplier
Community shop and café provides for community
Community supplier spends money in the community
Community shares monopoly on food production and supply
Community prospers
Corporate Based Model
(This model although simplistic highlights what most supermarkets are aiming for)
Corporates own land
Corporates dictate who grows what from what seeds
Corporate brings in own goods from corporate suppliers from anywhere they can get it at the lowest price
Corporate supplies corporate-owned shop and café
Corporate shop and café provides for those who can afford to eat by setting the price for profit
Corporate spends money on investing in community takeovers to increase profit
Corporate owns monopoly on food production and food supply, closing out small businesses
Community dies
Thanks, Alan.
See previous posts-
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/dont-destroy-our-wonderful-llandeilo.html
and
http://sirgarblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/why-llandeilo-should-say-no-to.html