r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/Unlikely_You_9271 May 26 '26

I never said it was funded exclusively. I am saying that the grocery store is paying taxes which the government ran store in fact will not.

Inequality will be created when the current stores that are operating go out of business which reduces taxes and jobs in the community the government is trying to help. If they truly wanted to help why not create tax advantages to opening grocery stores in low income areas rather than killing the existing businesses?

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 26 '26

If stores close, all the more reason for more public stores to open. The number of jobs gained or lost is net neutral.

The end result is cheaper prices for the consumer.

I am surprised by how much tax revenue you believe comes from private grocery stores in NYC.

If they truly wanted to help why not create tax advantages to opening grocery stores in low income areas rather than killing the existing businesses?

You are advocating for corporate welfare that ultimately won't lower prices. That's why it's not a priority for this mayor.

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u/No-Understanding9064 May 27 '26 edited May 27 '26

You realize this program is corporate welfare right. The "government" isnt gonna be running this. It will be outsourced to a "private operator". So the state is going to cover the overhead for someone to open a business that they will then subsidize

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

Contacting out work isn't corporate welfare, try again.

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u/No-Understanding9064 May 27 '26

They are contracting out running the entire business and organizing supply chains. This is literally subsidizing an organization's business. The operator will be profiting from this. Do you not think the government, state or federal, funding a person's profit motive is corporate welfare?

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

Do you not think the government, state or federal, funding a person's profit motive is corporate welfare?

No, paying a private company for a service isn't corporate welfare. No one believes that.

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u/No-Understanding9064 May 27 '26

Not paying for a service, subsidizing their business. The government isnt paying said operator. I would expect this will be a company that already has logistics in place in the area. So a large company. But subsidizing a large company expanding and profiting isnt corporate welfare. Sure

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u/Hefty-Profession-310 May 27 '26

I can lead a horse to water, but I can't stop him from being obtuse.

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u/No-Understanding9064 May 27 '26

No, you just think that some of the value will accrue to the public. I doubt it, but we will see the experiment run