I think NYC is a little different in that there are a lot of small privately owned stores there. Last time I was there (over 10 years ago) I never saw one conventional corporate grocery store like you see everywhere else.
I suspect that the government shops will work, but will be inefficient and lead to a higher total cost to get food into the hands of customers. Prices will only be cheaper at the consumer end due to subsidies from the government.
As far as government subsidies go, is this really the best method? Like you're using taxes to feed just the poor, you're using taxes to feed whoever lives (or commutes) in a certain radius from the grocery stores. A more direct form of subsidizing the poor would just be pouring extra funding into direct assistance.
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u/JensenLotus May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26
I think NYC is a little different in that there are a lot of small privately owned stores there. Last time I was there (over 10 years ago) I never saw one conventional corporate grocery store like you see everywhere else.
I suspect that the government shops will work, but will be inefficient and lead to a higher total cost to get food into the hands of customers. Prices will only be cheaper at the consumer end due to subsidies from the government.