Mamdami might want to read this

[mspart]

https://heartlandernews.com/2025/07/27/kansas-citys-government-backed-grocery-store-failing-customers-taxpayers-more-critics-than-tomatoes/

Kansas City’s government-backed grocery store failing customers, taxpayers; more critics than tomatoes

Kansas City’s failing government-funded grocery store has earned international infamy for its “empty shelves and rotten smells,” even as a leading New York mayoral candidate promises such operations there.

Despite millions of tax dollars thrown at the project since its 2018 opening in a city-owned strip mall at Linwood Boulevard and Prospect Avenue, news reports say the KC Sun Fresh grocery store “is on the verge of closure.”

Fox Business News and the Washington Post have sent reporters to see it for themselves, while London’s Daily Mail told readers, “Images at the Sun Fresh grocery store show mostly bare shelves and coolers as well as empty meat, produce and deli departments.”

“Kansas City poured millions into a grocery store. It still may close,” the Post headline reads.

“KC Sun Fresh lost $885,000 last year and now has only about 4,000 shoppers a week,” the Post reports. “That’s down from 14,000 a few years ago, according to Emmet Pierson Jr., who leads Community Builders of Kansas City, the nonprofit that leases the site from the city. Despite a recent $750,000 cash infusion from the city, the shelves are almost bare.”

Bold and underlined are my additions.   KC sun Fresh sounds very nice, who wouldn't want to shop there?   It only lost $885k.   And throwing money at it doesn't seem to help.   What a real world example of socialism not working.   Of course Mamdami will do it right when he gets a chance.   The go to statement for all socialists/communists.   Sure it failed, but it wasn't implemented correctly.    Ha ha!

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[mspart]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07/18/city-owned-grocery-stores-crime-funding/

https://nypost.com/2025/07/24/us-news/zohran-mamdanis-nyc-grocery-stores-scheme-draws-fresh-scrutiny-as-video-of-empty-city-owned-missouri-market-goes-viral/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/government-funded-grocery-store-flounders-midwest-city-similar-proposal-gains-steam-nyc

Just a few other articles on this KC flop.

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[red viking]

City-run grocery stores can't be expected to make money. It's more a matter of how much money they'll lose. If there is a profit to be made in a specific area, there's always a business owner waiting to pounce on the opportunity. These stores are created in areas that are not profitable and that's why they're food deserts to begin with. 

[El Luchador]

10 minutes ago, red viking said:

City-run grocery stores can't be expected to make money. It's more a matter of how much money they'll lose. If there is a profit to be made in a specific area, there's always a business owner waiting to pounce on the opportunity. These stores are created in areas that are not profitable and that's why they're food deserts to begin with. 

Why should we the person be expected to lose money because certain people want to rob steal and murder?  Sounds like an opportunity to learn how to behave. 

[red viking]

4 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

Why should we the person be expected to lose money because certain people want to rob steal and murder?  Sounds like an opportunity to learn how to behave. 

High poverty areas tend to have higher crime. That's the way it always has been and always will. Rich people have limited motive to steal anything. 

The point of these stores is to improve the general conditions of the people that live in that area. It's never to make a profit and never will be. 

Edited July 30, 2025 by red viking

[WrestlingRasta]

9 minutes ago, red viking said:

High poverty areas tend to have higher crime. That's the way it always has been and always will. Rich people have limited motive to steal anything. 

Maybe if they chose to live  an honest life and a hard working living they wouldn’t be criminals, and they wouldn’t live in poverty. 

Edited July 30, 2025 by WrestlingRasta

[El Luchador]

11 minutes ago, red viking said:

High poverty areas tend to have higher crime. That's the way it always has been and always will. Rich people have limited motive to steal anything. 

The point of these stores is to improve the general conditions of the people that live in that area. It's never to make a profit and never will be. 

The best thing we can do for them is teach consequences of choices and actions. My grocery bill is high enough I don't want to pay for someone else. I work hard not so other don't have to or so the government can take more from me.

[mspart]

The shelves are bare.   That's not helping anyone.   Similar to Eastern Europe during communism.  It simply doesn't work, good intentions or no.

mspart

[Caveira]

Guess what middle class.  Huge property tax coming to nyc …. Likely to be mamaduke’s first and only term in nyc  .   What does large property tax raises do to rent prices?   I don’t collect rocks how should I know lol 

Mamdani threatens 9.5% property tax increase to fill NYC budget gap if Albany won't tax rich

The last time New York City increased property taxes was under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg's term.

By Melissa Russo and Tara Guaimano• Published February 17, 2026 •Updated 16 minutes ago

 

 

Mayor Zohran Mamdani laid out two potential paths Tuesday to close what he says is a $5.4 billion dollar budget gap in New York City. 

In one, Albany would raise taxes on the richest New Yorkers. In the other, the City would raise property taxes for the first time since the late 2000s. The City could generate $3.7 billion by raising the property tax by 9.5%, Mamdani said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has repeatedly said she is not on board the mayor's first, and more preferred, option.

Edited February 18 by Caveira

[Scouts Honor]

whoopsie

guess they are getting what they voted for? 

[Scouts Honor]

now he is threatening

 

[Lipdrag]

On 7/30/2025 at 3:23 PM, red viking said:

High poverty areas tend to have higher crime.

High crime areas tend to have higher poverty.  FIFY.

[Caveira]