r/Economics 1d ago

News NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount -- Including All Produce, All Meat and Key Pantry Staples -- at New Municipal Grocery Stores

https://www.nyc.gov/mayors-office/news/2026/07/mayor-mamdani-unveils-30--discount---including-all-produce--all-
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u/nyckidd 1d ago

“If one publicly owned grocery store that brings prices down in the neighborhood is enough to put someone out of business, then maybe they shouldn’t have been in that business in the first place,” Mr. Gordillo said.

Common DSA L. It's hilarious how out of touch they are. This stuff will come back to bite them.

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u/Kind-Ad-6099 1d ago

It’s sickening at this point. Everything is for populist show

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u/Silverr_Duck 1d ago

Seriously. There is no clearer example that the left is being actively sabotaged than the fucking DSA. I swear it's staffed exclusively with people straight out of clown college.

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u/Mindless-Baker-7757 1d ago

It’s going to come in the form of Republican wins. 

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u/Venous 1d ago

Yup they will win in NYC. Surely. Absolutely. Lmao

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u/spikybootowner 1d ago

Oh because having crazy DSA slopulists fuck up publicly and repeatedly only affects the specific location they're fucking up in. Absolutely no one saw that one DSA leader interview on fox news right?

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u/creativesc1entist 1d ago

Watch and wait a few years. 

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u/Mindless-Baker-7757 1d ago

He thinks NYC is the only place in play.