NYC’s socialist mayor wants to spend $70m just to study whether Big Apple should open government-run grocery stores
daily mail | 25 February 2026 | Will Potter
NYC’s socialist mayor wants to spend $70m just to study whether Big Apple should open government-run grocery stores
daily mail | 25 February 2026 | Will Potter
In order to provide an effective and inexpensive supply chain, he should unleash an army of locals to shoplift from the for-profit stores to fill his shelves – think of his overhead savings!
Every honest economist will tell him the correct answer for free. That answer is “no”.
It will cost NYC $70 million to get the incorrect answer Mamdani wants.
Why spend 70m on a study when all Socialists already know people want free bacon? I guess he didn’t get the memo from his Marxist Professors.
Maybe he should just stick to the mantra: Tax the hell out of the rich and make them pay twice the price for all groceries….plus tax.
Hey, look! You just got free bacon!
Paragraph 2: you have unfortunately given them another great idea.
Anyone that wants free groceries can get them from his fridge
“Mr. Mamdani, we’re not certain that you grasp the idea of what “free” means, and who it would apply to…”
Just legalize stealing like California did. The existing stores can then provide the free groceries without the taxpayers having to fund anything.
“Genius!”
– Mamdani –
Just commandeer the existing stock from existing stores, repeat as many times as the owners restock, then blame greedy capitalists for the inevitable collapse…
I’ll do it for only $7mil, and you can have the results this afternoon.
Are there any guarantees that you won’t introduce cost overruns in the future?
A guarantee of no cost overruns will cost an additional $2 million.
The plan is to give away a can of soup they paid 200 dollars for while forcing the tax payers to survive by eating at soup kitchens. Never make a bargain with the devil or the ballot counters.
Trump:
“When Zohran is finished with New York, it will be the Little Apple.” 😢
A quote I use somewhat often coined by yours truly several decades ago = “if you want something really really screwed up just give the job to the government to do”.
Utropia?
Mamdani Wants To Spend $70m on Feasibility Study for Free Groceries. Any Ideas From the Bargain Box? Do the study for free and spend the $70m on the groceries.
Tampon Tim and Keith Ellison said they can do the study for $400 million, just increase taxes another 1.5% to get the benefit of experienced grifting. Madmani should go for that, it’s not his money.
Here, this should help Madmani cover the cost of the study. Get:
40% from the wealthy, however that is defined these days.
30% from a Nigerian prince.
35% from Kathy Hochul’s stupid endeavors slush fund.
20% from the “moving out of New York City” exit fees.
$1.50 from royalties from sales of Kamala Harris’ book.
Yes! And they will save million$ from not having to fork over 10% for the Big Guy. He’s a Nothing Burger now.
Buy high. Sell low. Make it up in volume!
Mr. Mayor, success of this program depends solely on your definition of “Groceries”.
{Arkansas accent:}
“It depends on what your definition of Cheez-Whiz is.”
Good one Oppo. I can tell you’re always thinking and I’m just glad you didn’t institute the word “jizz” in place of “Cheez-Whiz.” 😩
Send me the $70mill. I will provide a report in 12 months time after I get back from my worldwide study tour.