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Is there a business in your town, which you are 100% sure is a front? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

A lot of food places, particularly eat-in restaurants, are just perpetually struggling. Half the staff are on minimal pay, or the owner's friends and family helping out. They struggle and lose money for a few years before finally folding. A regular who has no idea about the industry buys the place and keeps much of it the same because they always loved it. The process repeats.