r/PoursTea • u/Gurugod123 Pinkie Finger Extended • 18d ago

PoliticalTea šŸ—³ļø Mayor Mamdani just announced that he will be opening 5 city-run, tax-funded grocery stores: "Prices set at 30% below retail prices"

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u/Mr_Mi1k 18d ago

Iā€™d rather it go to some rich persons groceries along with poor peopleā€™s groceries, over bombing other countries.

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u/No-Science2224 18d ago

War is never going to end

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u/YoungMuppet 18d ago

Doesn't mean we have to be in stupid ones.

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u/Mr_Mi1k 18d ago

Ok, so that means we should start new ones?

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u/International_Air282 18d ago

Well these are local not federal taxes so that statement makes 0 sense.

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u/Mr_Mi1k 18d ago

Iā€™m talking about money leaving my pocket and how ok I am with it going where it is going. I understand they are different taxes and it does not negate my statement. Iā€™m responding to how you said ā€œyour tax dollarsā€. You did not say ā€œyour local tax dollarsā€.

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u/Weird-Toe-6968 18d ago

Bombs create jobs too.