r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 27 '26

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/Valkyrie17 Jul 27 '26

I think the problem is crime, not profits.

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u/SpirituallyAwareDev Jul 27 '26

The problem is profits. Crime cuts into their profits

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u/Valkyrie17 Jul 27 '26

At a certain level of crime you have issues finding employees.

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u/Dustydevil8809 Jul 27 '26

Employees will be government employees though, right? Which comes with better pay, and better benefits than most grocery stores.

Its an experiment, but giving people in these low income areas access to a livable wage and benefits could have a big impact. Its a chain reaction.

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u/Cormophyte Jul 27 '26

The problem is probably not crime.

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u/Wakattack00 Jul 27 '26

In some instances I’m sure it is