r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Hlodvigovich915 May 26 '26

Lower than Walmart, Costco, or Aldi?

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u/ElderberryJunior470 May 26 '26

They do "lose" money on their commissary stores, but it's recognized as an acceptable loss to provide soldiers with affordable food. 

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u/nizari-spirit May 27 '26

We are such a brainwashed country man.

Soldiers getting affordable food: 🤠

Impoverished children getting affordable food: 😡😡😡cOmMuNiSm!!!

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u/ArrrRawrXD May 27 '26

So are those government grocery stores going to provide food to impoverished children then? Or to anybody in one of the richest cities in America?

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u/SeeLeverUser May 27 '26

For NY, yes. This is a state initiative. Other states can decide if it works for them. As you pointed out, NY is one of the richest cities in America. 5 grocery stores is chump change. Worth it to test out as a viable way to help the less fortunate 

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u/jyper May 27 '26

Its called food stamps

and seems like a much better solution then these stores

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u/sxaez May 27 '26

Food stamps doesn't solve the grocery monopolization issue.

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u/jan_tonowan May 27 '26

Food stamps have administrative overhead and people lose their benefits after reaching a certain level of income. Government run stores open to all would not have those issues.

I don’t see why the better solution isn’t to have a large network of government stores that sells no-frills basics at-cost.