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  • 89th8 Offline
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    #10

    Not to be "that guy" but would these city-run grocery stores to address food desserts (which is a real thing in poor communities) have fresh, healthy food (fruit, veggies, pasta, whole wheat bread, chicken breasts...) or would it be cans of pringles, and bottles of fanta on the shelves?

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    • MikM Offline
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      That's a nice dream. Michelle Obama had it for school lunches too. It ended up being massive food waste.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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      • LuFins DadL Offline
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        The idea of government run groceries in these grocery “deserts” as an answer is absolutely ludicrous and dangerous. It’s an attempt to go around the problem without addressing the root causes, ultimately making things much worse.

        The Brad

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          Wasted food or failed demand? Could be heavy handed, but a strict program could enforce the health quality.

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          • 89th8 89th

            Wasted food or failed demand? Could be heavy handed, but a strict program could enforce the health quality.

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            @89th said in Mamdani:

            Wasted food or failed demand? Could be heavy handed, but a strict program could enforce the health quality.

            And you don’t see the very real problem with that statement?

            The Brad

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            • MikM Offline
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              People have to want to eat healthy, and in lower SES that is not as common.

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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              • 89th8 Offline
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                Ha I get it, I tell my kids "if you're hungry you'll eat it" all the time. I know how effective that is(n't).

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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  From a few days ago:

                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    #18

                    As Ezra and Matt investigated these sorts of things through their careers, they found that their previous talking points don't hold up to much scrutiny, and they migrated towards the policy center. Being smart and honest will do that. Too bad Ezra will never take any responsibility for his Sam Harris debate era self, who was a total SJW douche.

                    I remember one of Matt's talking points of many years ago on Vox, about how the stock market doesn't matter to anybody. He doesn't own any stocks, and nobody he knows owns any stocks. I bet he doesn't say that anymore.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #19

                      Gary Kasparov, no friend of socialism, had this to say:

                      An NYC mayor who doesn’t believe in capitalism is like a Secretary of Health who doesn’t believe in vaccines. Sorry, bad example!

                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                      • MikM Offline
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                        Capitalists will be his downfall. I think he's about to learn a valuable lesson.

                        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-ackman-s-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-in-nyc-mayoral-race-goes-to-eric-adams-ready-to-go-to-battle-guns-blazing-against-zohran-mamdani/ar-AA1HTX1f

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                        • MikM Mik

                          Capitalists will be his downfall. I think he's about to learn a valuable lesson.

                          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bill-ackman-s-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-in-nyc-mayoral-race-goes-to-eric-adams-ready-to-go-to-battle-guns-blazing-against-zohran-mamdani/ar-AA1HTX1f

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                          @Mik said in Mamdani:

                          I think he's about to learn a valuable lesson.

                          One may be given, but whether he'll learn anything is open to question.

                          I was only joking

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                          • jon-nycJ Offline
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                            As if I needed another reason to hate this guy.

                            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                            • MikM Offline
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                              Ain’t gonna happen.

                              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                • MikM Offline
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                                  Classy!

                                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                    That will help him with the strong Native American constituency in NYC. It might hurt him with the Italians, but that’s not a large group in New York…

                                    Why is he wearing gloves?

                                    The Brad

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                                      Giving out free prostate massages

                                      Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                      • MikM Offline
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                                        Like I said earlier, he's about to learn a lesson about the power of capitalism.

                                        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nyc-real-estate-execs-throw-money-behind-adams-to-counter-rise-of-mamdani/ar-AA1Ib0Fn

                                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                          #29

                                          I was pissed when I read the first paragraph and pleased when I read the second.

                                          Basically primary campaign for ABM.

                                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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