Debate : Will Zohran Mamdani city-run grocery stores actually work?

[museumoftrees]

I want to hear non-partisan opinions on this. I know this forum is mostly left leaning but the sources I found online are mostly right wing bashing the concept of government run grocery stores altogether.

I personally have no clue if they'll work. I feel like this is something we have to do and observe scientifically as a society. But for me, public stores are the next step in terms of bringing competition and driving prices down in the food industry.

[Wilhelm44]

I hope it does, people need some relief.

[Raze]

It will be popular simply due to inflation 

[NewKidOnTheBlock]

Does goverment know what food people really want, including quality, quantity, brands, timing of the deliveries? What do you think, what mechanism is goverment going to use to compete with normal, private owned grocery stores? Questionaires? LOL

As luck would have it tho, ultimately it doesn't matter anymore

Edited 55 minutes ago by NewKidOnTheBlock