in the short to medium term, predatory small grocers should be pushed out in the long term we would be operating on the presumption that the city of new york will fail and capitalism would successfully provide adequate products and services
Ned ResnikoffMy understanding is that running a grocery store is a low-margin enterprise and there's not much wiggle room to cut prices. So a public option that undercuts existing stores on price via subsidy seems like it will drive nearby shops out of business. Not great.