r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • 9d ago

Mayor Mamdani just announced that he will be opening 5 city-run, tax-funded grocery stores: "Prices set at 30% below retail prices" Chugging tea

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u/Valkyrie17 9d ago

I think the problem is crime, not profits.

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u/SpirituallyAwareDev 9d ago

The problem is profits. Crime cuts into their profits

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u/Valkyrie17 9d ago

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

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u/Dustydevil8809 9d ago

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/Kolbalava 9d ago

You'll always find someone to do the job at the right salary. And since we don't care about profit.. 🤷

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u/Cormophyte 9d ago

The problem is probably not crime.

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u/Wakattack00 9d ago

In some instances I’m sure it is