Mamdani

[Mik]

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

[jon-nyc]

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

Basically primary campaign for ABM.

[Mik]

As I have said, he's about to learn something about the levers of power.

[jon-nyc]

Does he think the folks at Key Foods go to Trader Joe’s every morning and buy eggs for the day?

[Mik]

Dumbass. Does he not think the grocery chains do most of that and far, far more efficiently than he will be able to? Even with turning a profit they still can't get past the shrinkage. He has no idea how thin profit margins are in groceries.

[Doctor Phibes]

How does hiring unionized staff drive prices down?

[Horace]

Seems regressive. Subsidized groceries for everybody, rather than targeted at the poor. Whatever this costs could have just been given as food stamps to the demonstrably needy. That end result of more food stamps is what you have to compare with, for anybody who thinks this is a good idea.

The upper middle class whites who voted for Mamdani would probably shop there on principle, thinking it's the virtuous choice. Even though they don't need the subsidized groceries.

[jon-nyc]

They probably would just once until they see DMV-level attitudes amongst the staff then they’d go back to Whole Foods.

[89th]

The 5 grocery stores would be put in the poorest and/or most dangerous areas of each borough. I'm sure crime won't be a factor at all.

[Horace]

@89th said in Mamdani:

The 5 grocery stores would be put in the poorest and/or most dangerous areas of each borough. I'm sure crime won't be a factor at all.

It would be so interesting to watch this happen. I hope he can do it.

[89th]

I guess the store could sell oranges instead of orange soda, and lemons instead of lemonheads, and nuts and dough instead of donuts and milk instead of milkduds and potatoes instead of potato chips.

[jon-nyc]

He could definitely do this if elected. Right now polymarket has him at 73%