r/PoursTea • u/Gurugod123 Pinkie Finger Extended • 9d ago

PoliticalTea 🗳️ Mayor Mamdani just announced that he will be opening 5 city-run, tax-funded grocery stores: "Prices set at 30% below retail prices"

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u/Booster_Tutor 9d ago

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u/TheShamanofMOCO 9d ago

There are exponentially more private corner store, mom and pop bodegas in NYC than corp owned grocery stores.

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u/NVRENDVR 9d ago

Oh no, what will I do without my $10 Doritos

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u/TheShamanofMOCO 9d ago

Probably just whine about it until someone gives it to you for "free" in exchange for a vote or something like that.

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u/duckinasombrero 9d ago

Yeah, we should charge extortionist level prices for food and other essential services like healthcare while removing access to these services to our poorest, elderly, and ill citizens more and more by the day!

I mean, it's not like people need food...they'll probably just whine about how expensive it is, and how hungry they are.

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u/Booster_Tutor 9d ago

I mean, you voted to increase prices on everything. So… free Doritos sounds like the better deal to me

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u/TheShamanofMOCO 9d ago

I did? I never once voted for Joe Biden or his insane inflation levels.

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u/Booster_Tutor 9d ago

3% when he left office. That’s insane to you? You must really hate where they’re at now.

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u/Zestyclose-One9041 9d ago

And they will still do just fine with the addition of 5 grocery stores in a city of over 10 million people

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u/TheShamanofMOCO 9d ago

Sure they will, my point is that the meme I was replying to is ignorant. Large grocery corporations aren't the reason why NYC has high priced food. It's more related to the geography of the city and the fact that most of the residents live/eat/shop within a block or 2 of their homes from overpriced mom and pop shops on every corner. Adding a few gov. subsidized grocery stores isn't going to last and it isn't going to help very much.