The Crushing Power Of The State, Applied Against Small Businesspeople

 https://x.com/badhombre/status/2081785412108857599?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

 "If (huge if) the government-run grocery stores ever open in NYC, this is what will happen within 2 years of grand opening: 1. Local competitors within a 5-10 mile radius close because they can’t compete against a store that receive government subsidies. 2. Suppliers have fewer stores to sell their products to and must raise the price they charge per unit to the government-run grocery stores. 3. Private operators of the government-run grocery stores inform the city government that they are unable to simultaneously pay above-market union wages and continue to provide discounted goods. They must break or renegotiate the contract. 4. The city government scrambles to find ways of increasing subsidies to cover the cost of labor and increased supplier costs, but the wealthy tax base it relies on has moved on to greener pastures. 5. The government-run grocery stores operate with severe shortages for a while but eventually shut down, leaving people in real food deserts."

 

 https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2081743239313309882

 

Let's ignore, for the moment, the utter failure of government owned grocery stores.  Let's ignore, for the moment, that this is one man using the power and coercive force of the State to financially ruin local businesses that have served their neighborhoods for years. Even if we ignore that, how in the world is it possible for NYC to lose money on every one of these items without raising taxes much more than the alleged "savings"? Not to mention the likelihood that they'll try to strong arm suppliers into losing money as well. 

Socialists/communists have no idea how things actually work, and choose to live in a fantasy world. Except Zorhan can always escape to his luxurious compound in his home country of Uganda.  

 

 https://x.com/jimiuorio/status/2081790068830994770?s=51&t=cLq01Oy84YkmYPZ-URIMYw

" It’s not a mystery as to where Mamdani’s city run grocery stores will lead. It’s an economic law not a theory. The government will commit resources to these stores that will hold prices 30% below market price for a short time. The privately owned grocery stores that previously served the neighborhoods will lose market share and, due to already razor thin margins, will go under. The government run stores will deteriorate as all government programs do and soon there will be product shortages etc. the area will be left far worse off than it started. But that’s not what’s interesting here. The real story is that Mamdani and his cohorts are just as aware of this progression as we are. The only debate is; why would they intentionally destroy a system and a neighborhood they promised to protect? I’m not sure the answer but it’s worth mentioning that their hold on power and influence becomes greater the more suffering they cause…that’s probably it.."