Publicly funded supermarkets?

[Anonymous]

Maybe Mamdani was on to something.

[Anonymous]

It’s a response to market failures. Grocery stores are owned by corporations and don’t want to invest in low income areas where margins are low.

For some reason, it’s fine when rural white people have co-op grocery stores, often subsidized by a local or state government. But this idea in poor neighborhoods of NYC raises hackles?

Get bent.

[Anonymous]

I don’t have a problem with the notion. Some corporations have pulled out due to access crime also. If they can be funded and used correctly it is a win-win.

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t seem like a crazy idea to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe Mamdani was on to something.

It's the beginning.

IOW, give it a year or two before it implodes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a response to market failures. Grocery stores are owned by corporations and don’t want to invest in low income areas where margins are low.

For some reason, it’s fine when rural white people have co-op grocery stores, often subsidized by a local or state government. But this idea in poor neighborhoods of NYC raises hackles?

Y'all cain't take away mah freedom.

[Anonymous]

Commissary, anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a response to market failures. Grocery stores are owned by corporations and don’t want to invest in low income areas where margins are low.

For some reason, it’s fine when rural white people have co-op grocery stores, often subsidized by a local or state government. But this idea in poor neighborhoods of NYC raises hackles?

Y'all cain't take away mah (subsidized but not socialist) freedom.

fixed that for ya'. Minor oversight. It's early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a response to market failures. Grocery stores are owned by corporations and don’t want to invest in low income areas where margins are low.

For some reason, it’s fine when rural white people have co-op grocery stores, often subsidized by a local or state government. But this idea in poor neighborhoods of NYC raises hackles?

Y'all cain't take away mah (subsidized but not socialist) freedom.

fixed that for ya'. Minor oversight. It's early.

Dork, do you have a little January-6-rioter-style beard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commissary, anyone?

I’m convinced that so many Service Members struggle when they leave because the cradle-to-grave socialism of the military takes away a lot of day-to-day anxieties. Of course, those anxieties are replaced by other ones - seeing active combat, year-long deployments, etc.

But when socialism works well (see: U.S. military life), people often flounder when they are removed from that structure and tossed into the cold reality of the U.S. civilian economy and society.

[Anonymous]

"publicly funded, privately run* is the model for graft.

Socialize the costs, privatize the benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Commissary, anyone?

I’m convinced that so many Service Members struggle when they leave because the cradle-to-grave socialism of the military takes away a lot of day-to-day anxieties. Of course, those anxieties are replaced by other ones - seeing active combat, year-long deployments, etc.

But when socialism works well (see: U.S. military life), people often flounder when they are removed from that structure and tossed into the cold reality of the U.S. civilian economy and society.

People flounder when trapped in a capitalist economy, you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"publicly funded, privately run* is the model for graft.

Socialize the costs, privatize the benefits.

Trump should love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Commissary, anyone?

I’m convinced that so many Service Members struggle when they leave because the cradle-to-grave socialism of the military takes away a lot of day-to-day anxieties.

Good point. I've had a couple of veteran friends (ones who have not struggled) say that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a response to market failures. Grocery stores are owned by corporations and don’t want to invest in low income areas where margins are low.

For some reason, it’s fine when rural white people have co-op grocery stores, often subsidized by a local or state government. But this idea in poor neighborhoods of NYC raises hackles?

Get bent.

Co-ops are member-owned, are not not government-subsidized. It's just a different business model, not one dependent on government subsidies. If a co-op fails, no taxpayer dollars are lost.