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COMMENTARY: Mamdani’s Socialist Grocery Store Would Be a Failure
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, JUL 24 – A city-owned grocery in Kansas City lost $15 million and faces closure after years of poor service, raising concerns over similar proposals by NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
- A viral video showed Sun Fresh Market’s bare shelves and rancid odor, drawing scrutiny on Mamdani’s proposal, as reported by KSHB 41.
- New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani envisions a pilot of five city-run grocery stores, one per borough, aimed at addressing affordability, as he stated on “The Bulwark” podcast.
- The store opened in 2018 as part of a multi-million dollar revitalization at Linwood Shopping Center, received $1.4 million in public funds, and weekly foot traffic plunged from 14,000 to 4,000 customers.
- GOP lawmaker Alford warned that the same system that failed in Kansas City will fail in New York, and on Fox & Friends Thursday he cited shootings, robberies and 'failure,' while Jason Curtis Anderson, from One City Rising, condemned the proposal as delusional.
- Critics argue such policies ignore root issues like crime, regulatory burdens and private-sector challenges, and the Kansas City collapse coincides with Mamdani’s bid to replicate such programs, highlighting a disconnect between progressive ideals and market realities.
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New York City’s socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants city-owned grocery stores, but he obviously didn’t get the memo from Kansas City, Missouri, that it’s a failing proposition. Kansas City […] The post Socialist Mamdani Wants Gov't Grocery Stores in NYC – Just Don't Ask How That's Going in Kansas City appeared first on The Western Journal.
Dismal State of Missouri’s “Socialist Grocery” Sparks National Debate Over Government Failures
This article was originally published by Willow Tohi at Natural News. A government-funded grocery store in Kansas City, Missouri, operated by a nonprofit, sits empty with rotting smells and scarce supplies. New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani advocates for similar socialist grocery stores as part of his campaign promises. Sun Fresh Market’s failure mirrors past U.S. government grocery experiments, which have historically fai…
‘There’s no nothing’: Publicly-funded Kansas supermarket serves as a big warning for New Yorkers · American Wire News
A partly publicly-funded grocery store in Missouri is failing epically and, in doing so, offering a warning to voters in New York City (NYC). The leading mayoral candidate in NYC is Zohran Mamdani, a self-avowed socialist (and alleged communist) who wants to build fully publicly-funded grocery stores in the Big Apple. “It’s like a public option for produce,” he said in a TikTok video uploaded in December. “We will redirect city funds from corpor…
Missouri lawmaker warns Mamdani’s expensive socialist plans already crashed and burned in his state
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is running on city-run grocery stores and free public buses, but one GOP lawmaker is warning the self-described Democratic socialist’s progressive ideas have already backfired in another major U.S. city. Missouri Republican Rep. Mark Alford, whose district includes Kansas City, covered the opening of city-run KC Sun Fresh as a local news anchor in 2018. N…
Missouri lawmaker warns Mamdani's expensive socialist plans already crashed and burned in his state
Republican congressman slams NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani's socialist policies, citing Kansas City's massive losses on a city-run grocery store and zero-fare buses
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