The only record I can find of any state-operated grocery store being sustainable is in the Soviet Union. Everything I could reference in this country shut down within 5 years. The last example was in Kansas City, I think. And that was one outlet, not a complete network across the entire metro area.
There’s one in Kansas City MO. It has an odor problem and is failing.
I’d go back to food stamps getting you beans, rice, govt cheese, etc., at local food banks.
Let’s see what happens when MadManny tangles with the Bodega owners.
I CAN REMEMBER PEOPLE COMING HERE-—LEGALLY-—FROM RUSSIA & BEING TOTALLY AMAZED AT AMERICAN GROCERY STORES.
THEY HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH AN ARRAY OF CHOICES OR SO MUCH INVENTORY ON HAND IN EVERY AISLE.