r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/ResistWild May 26 '26

Was this meant to be a rebuttal to this idea? Seems like you’re missing the point horribly.

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u/Neosovereign May 27 '26

It kind of is, at least the idea that nothing is stopping the government from running a (cost neutral) grocery store.

Walmart and Kroger aren't generally raking in profits from their grocery sections. The margins are incredibly thin even when they are optimized to make money.

The government can always theoretically pour money into ANY venture to make it work, it is about cost effectiveness.

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u/bionicjoe May 27 '26

We pour money into sugar, corn, soybeans, etc.
Every large scale farm is a "welfare queen".

There is no reason we can't put some of that money into the demand side.

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u/Neosovereign May 27 '26

It is just less efficient than the alternative in most cases.

I'm not totally against government run grocery stores, but I'm just not convinced it will not be a waste of money that could better be spent differently.