The mayor’s office says it would be the first major U.S. city to enact such a plan.

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    If the stores are government run, there is no profit motive. That means lower prices, which means more accessibility for the people who need it.

    If these stores are going to be run at a loss anyway, why waste enormous sums of money on premises and other costs when they could just start food banks and give people the food directly? Or, as I suggest above, the government could send people food directly.

    I’m suggesting that we give people free food and I’m the boot licker? Okay Bezos.

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      No, you’re just pushing the tired old, “religious groups and charities should be feeding people, leave the government out of it” bullshit. It doesn’t work.

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        No, you’re just pushing the tired old, “religious groups and charities should be feeding people, leave the government out of it”

        I’m literally saying the government should give people free food. You’re arguing with a straw man.

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        you’re pushing the tired old… “leave the government out of it” bullshit.

        They literally said government was the solution in the message above yours. Regardless of the merits of @[email protected] 's argument, you’ve mischaracterised what they’ve said and that isn’t fair or productive for discussion.