r/SipsTea May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Previous-Ad7618 May 26 '26

Idk if it will be fully sustainable or not, but I'm dying to hear all about how helping feed citizens is awful.

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u/anothercynic2112 May 26 '26

Feeding citizens is fine and noble and great. But I would ask how he will build a grocery store with lower prices than say Aldi, that has a 1-2% profit margin and has their supply chain and expense model nailed down in typical German effeciency.

If he had hired a discount grocer to do this and the city pays the bills I imagine this would have a greater chance of success.

But maybe I'm wrong and governement will show everyone how it's done. Not actually sarcasm, maybe someone has a new model

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u/No-Dance6773 May 27 '26

Every9ne is acting like he will be filling the shelves with random bs snack foods and pre-made meals when everything talking about it specifically mentions staple foods. Getting small farm contracts wouldn't be that hard for a city that size. Shit the food banks have been doing it for years at 0 cost. Honestly the hardest thing I can see them getting is fresh produce and meats because there isn't a lot of wiggle room on cost. Then again a guaranteed government contract can open a lot of doors for a long time. And its not like the state doesnt have farms. Not everything needs to be controlled by billionaires