Mamdani's amazing 30% off grocery store.

regular supermarkets run on a 1 to 3% profit margin.

Where's the money come from to make up got the 30% off? 

There's a subsidy of some sort to make it work and the taxpayer foots the bill. 

The end result is supposedly that it will save the average family about a grand. 

My guess is that the working stiffs will have taxes go up to compensate for this. As usual the unemployed, sick, lame and lazy will pay nothing (as usual) and that will be that.

Those that get higher taxes probably won't realize that they are paying for Mamdani's wonderful store.

Needless to say, they will have to shuffle unseen monies into it to compensate for theft, robberies and vandalism. Then again they may turn the NYPD loose on shoplifters unlike what they do to private enterprise stores.

Meanwhile private grocers will take a hit and some will fold.

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