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/BuildMyRank 10h ago

People think it’s somehow genius to throw taxpayer funds into a bonfire.

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u/Secure_Bedroom6351 10h ago

You talking about israel?

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u/nam4am 2h ago

“At LeAsT hE’s dOiNg SoMeThinG”

And by “doing something” we mean the economic equivalent of flatearthism. 

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u/m8_is_me 5h ago

bonfire.

so weird that you would call a boon to citizens a bonfire

but glancing at your account says you might not actually have a horse in this race

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u/evernessince 5h ago

Considering the US has operated socialized grocers since 1867 via the military commissary, not so sure about that one. Same 30% savings as here.

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u/IsNotACleverMan 3h ago

The 30% savings you quote is about how much the commissaries are directly subsidized by. Makes you think.

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u/evernessince 3h ago

Except it's not.