• rhvg@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    It’s funny a candidate running on egg price is being called a communist.

    Honestly I think free bus is ok but public grocery might not really work, given grocery is a marketplace platform business, so only have 5 stores is not a scale that would bring down the price even your operating on zero margin. But regardless, I do think young New Yorkers deserves a chance to try something different ideas, plus I love zionists going nuts.

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      I appreciate his response to criticism of his city-run grocery store initiative. I can’t recall the exact wording, but it was something like “If it doesn’t work, we’ll cancel it”. I don’t mind an experiment like this as long as the people involved are results-oriented and willing to pivot if evidence shows it’s not working.

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      There’s more to grocery stores than just prices. Careful placement can mitigate the problem of food deserts, where people just don’t have reliable access to groceries, especially fresh foods. To my mind, it would be fine if such public groceries ran in the red, because robust public services should rank higher than profit when government is involved.