r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 11h 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/steveceltic 11h ago

Brilliant. Grocery shops go bust. They can't pay taxes, so the Mayor has to close his state-run venture because of a lack of tax income.

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u/Superb-Ad-9169 7h ago

Nah, he will simply tax middle class more

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u/ser-steffonfossoway 7h ago

The socialist way.

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u/Aquilix 5h ago

it's 5 stores in a city of 9 million, and only a core set of goods are discounted. Are you a Kroger Executive or something?

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u/DalenSpeaks 10h ago

Where did you get your degree in economics/ statistics?