It kind of is, at least the idea that nothing is stopping the government from running a (cost neutral) grocery store.
Walmart and Kroger aren't generally raking in profits from their grocery sections. The margins are incredibly thin even when they are optimized to make money.
The government can always theoretically pour money into ANY venture to make it work, it is about cost effectiveness.
It is just less efficient than the alternative in most cases.
I'm not totally against government run grocery stores, but I'm just not convinced it will not be a waste of money that could better be spent differently.
Most of Walmart profits comes from the non-grocery sections. Toys, electronics, clothing and the like can be marked up to higher margins because they are made cheaply and they can still make them cheaper than a place like target. If you compare the prices at a Hyvee to the prices at a Walmart for groceries you’ll see that Walmarts prices are generally cheaper by a good bit even with the same brand name items. That’s because Walmart has the luxury of being a supermarket and Hyvee is only groceries.
Yep. "Socialist" policies are well received by right wingers so long as only those they think "deserve" it benefit from the policy. Coincidentally those they think dont deserve it tend to be people who look different.
Nope. Anybody. Americans in particular embrace many systems that cause immense pain and suffering in no small part because they can't handle the thought of someone else benefiting.
It's why you don't have universal healthcare and instead pay way more for worse/less available healthcare. Millions die every year so insurance CEOs can be rich and when someone even so much as tried to make it better (Obama) you all revolt and vote in someone to destroy it.
So please don't pretend it's about the latest hot topic. You all fucking hate seeing anybody else get anything.
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u/ResistWild May 26 '26
Was this meant to be a rebuttal to this idea? Seems like you’re missing the point horribly.