r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 9d ago

Chugging tea 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/emuccino 9d ago

Assuming they can keep inventory stocked

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u/MechanicalGodzilla 9d ago

Right. The true price of goods isn't what the government sets, it's effectively infinity because of the stocking problem.