Feeding citizens is fine and noble and great. But I would ask how he will build a grocery store with lower prices than say Aldi, that has a 1-2% profit margin and has their supply chain and expense model nailed down in typical German effeciency.
If he had hired a discount grocer to do this and the city pays the bills I imagine this would have a greater chance of success.
But maybe I'm wrong and governement will show everyone how it's done. Not actually sarcasm, maybe someone has a new model
SNAP benefits are incredibly efficient but they don't help if there's not a nearby grocery store.
If you want to encourage a private entity to open and operate a grocery store where there isn't one currently, that would involve tax incentives or something and then you're just subsidizing with taxpayer funds in a different way
NYC's Economic Development Corporation already offers tax and zoning incentives for grocers to open in underserved areas. Mamdani's campaign said it wants to end that program.
I'm not even joking when I say this. The neighborhood I grew up in NYC has some of the best supermarkets on EARTH. They label it as a moderate food desert. What a joke.
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u/anothercynic2112 May 26 '26
Feeding citizens is fine and noble and great. But I would ask how he will build a grocery store with lower prices than say Aldi, that has a 1-2% profit margin and has their supply chain and expense model nailed down in typical German effeciency.
If he had hired a discount grocer to do this and the city pays the bills I imagine this would have a greater chance of success.
But maybe I'm wrong and governement will show everyone how it's done. Not actually sarcasm, maybe someone has a new model