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Created: 2025-07-25 21:21:57 UTC

Mamdani’s city-run grocery fantasy isn’t innovation—it’s Venezuela-style central planning rebranded for Brooklyn. Independent co-ops? Fine. Government monopolies? Disaster. His plan jacks up costs, kills bodegas, and hands control to activist boards who’ll ration kale while skimming contracts.

NYC’s real problem? Chains like Kroger gutted competition after DC abandoned antitrust laws in the 80s. Mamdani’s “solution”? Double down on failure by replacing corporate giants with a corruption-riddled model that makes Whole Foods look efficient.

AOC’s charm doesn’t change the math: socialist grocery schemes starve choice, spike prices, and turn every shopping trip into a DMV visit. Mamdani’s not fixing food deserts—he’s building bureaucratic ones.


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