Mamdani Defends $60 Million City-Run Grocery Pilot on CNN
- Zohran Mamdani defended his plan for government-run grocery stores amidst criticism of a similar initiative in Kansas City, which faced numerous challenges.
- Kansas City faced issues like empty shelves and crime during a failed attempt to implement a grocery store initiative.
- Mamdani emphasized the necessity of cheaper groceries for New Yorkers and proposed opening five city-run stores at a cost of $60 million.
- He asserted that studies show the viability of such stores in urban settings like New York City, addressing local grocery needs.
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Zohran Mamdani's Vision for NYC: Government-Regulated Grocery Stores - Real News Now
Zohran Mamdani, leading the race for New York City’s mayor’s office, recently shared his vision for implementing government-regulated grocery stores throughout the city. This is despite voiced concerns about the feasibility of such a strategy, drawing on experiences from other significant cities where similar approaches have faltered. Mamdani, a Democrat, counters these arguments with data from various ‘studies’ that lay out the potential realiz…
CNN’s Abby Phillip Grills Mamdani on Socialist Grocery Store Plan: ‘Government Is Not That Good’ at Running Businesses
CNN’s Abby Phillip pressed New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) on his plan to open several government-run grocery stores, saying critics have correctly pointed out the socialist strategy has failed to work in other major cities. Mamdani, during an appearance on CNN Newsnight on Friday, argued there have been “studies” that show the “applicability” of taxpayer-funded grocery stores in major cities like Chicago — and that gives hi…
“Government Isn’t Good at Grocery Stores”: CNN Grills Mamdani On Socialist Plan For Government-Run Supermarkets
Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani (D) came under fire Friday night on CNN as anchor Abby Phillip pressed him on his controversial plan to open five government-run grocery stores in New York City — one in each borough — a taxpayer-funded experiment critics say is doomed to repeat the failures seen in other U.S. cities. Mamdani, […]
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