Zohran Mamdani: “A network of municipal run grocery stores, one in each…”

“Supporters certainly say that your plans are bold, but your critics call them unrealistic. How do you plan to fund these ideas without driving away business or middle class tax? So let's take these two examples. A network of municipal run grocery stores, one in each borough, so five in total would cost the city $60 million. The city is already set to spend more than $140 million subsidizing corporate supermarket chains without any guarantee of affordability from that subsidy.” (04:11–04:19)

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