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Just What Chicago Needs, Government-Owned Grocery Stores
NRO ^ | 18 Sep 2023 | Jim Geraghty

Posted on 09/18/2023 8:53:59 PM PDT by Rummyfan

Luther, fear not, the era of government-run grocery stores may not be as dead and buried as it seems. The city of Chicago — already doing such a terrific job on handling crime, poverty, homelessness, and unemployment — is exploring the possibility of establishing municipally owned grocery stores.

City officials contend that a city-run grocery store would be better because they wouldn’t have to worry about making money. And Mayor Brandon Johnson is enthusiastically embracing the idea...

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Now, no doubt Chicago’s city-run grocery stores would have the same service, efficiency, and quality that Chicago residents have come to expect from the local government of a city ranked 149th in its financial stability, 67th in its education system, 71st in its health-care system, 80th in its public safety, 129th in the quality of its economy, or, credit where it’s due, 37th in its infrastructure and pollution. (That’s out of 149 U.S. cities.)

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 666; bible; chicago; food; governmentowned; grocerystores; lastdays; prophecy
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To: Rummyfan

“Brandon”

Fitting.

It seems he & Justin are heading down the same path.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/trudeau-summons-top-canadian-grocers-in-fight-against-rising-food-prices/ar-AA1gJvsN

Dumbasses.

The pathetic part is that they both have support for their communist ideals.


61 posted on 09/19/2023 5:44:38 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Rummyfan

“a city-run grocery store would be better because they wouldn’t have to worry about making money”

in which case, they could just give everything away for free, which would solve the shop-lifting problem AND robbery wouldn’t an issue either, since their would be no money in the till ... sounds like one of those win-win-win situations to me ...


62 posted on 09/19/2023 6:26:25 AM PDT by catnipman (A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil)
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To: blueunicorn6

One pound if butter and one pound of cheese per person per week sounds like a winner to me.


63 posted on 09/19/2023 6:46:24 AM PDT by mosaicwolf
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To: pepsionice

patronage writ large...


64 posted on 09/19/2023 7:22:57 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: LouAvul

LOL, no, no fun allowed...


65 posted on 09/19/2023 7:23:55 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: GailA

out the back...


66 posted on 09/19/2023 7:24:17 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: No name given

Or the old Soviet Union .


67 posted on 09/19/2023 7:43:05 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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To: Chode

Reminds me of Fred Sanford’s (Sanford and Son) favorite drink. A Champipple. Half Champelle and half Ripple.


68 posted on 09/19/2023 7:49:08 AM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: LouAvul

whoa, that’s a blast from the past...


69 posted on 09/19/2023 7:57:35 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Rummyfan

Actually, this might be a good idea if done properly. All EBT cards must be process in government centers that only offer generic products (white labe, black writing), that infamous government cheese, and lower-grade cuts of meat. Include only basic juices, milk, and no sodas. No way should a person on either should have a better filled shopping cart than a taxpayer.


70 posted on 09/19/2023 9:49:12 AM PDT by voicereason (When a bartender can join Congress and become a millionaire...there’s a problem.)
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To: Rummyfan

The shape Chicago is in now another fire would only improve it.


71 posted on 09/19/2023 11:48:32 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: MortMan

Cash on Delivery

Food wholesalers & distributors should demand full cash payment before anything is delivered.


72 posted on 09/19/2023 12:14:12 PM PDT by bobcat62
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To: Chode

Yeah, weird the stuff I remember. But then again, I walked all over the grocery store looking for my sunglasses. They were on top of my ball cap. My cap was on my head.


73 posted on 09/19/2023 2:10:20 PM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: fuzzylogic

Everything will just be taken/stolen.


74 posted on 09/19/2023 3:47:41 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: LouAvul

100%!!! 30yrs ago? no problem

what i had for breakfast, well...


75 posted on 09/19/2023 4:12:33 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Rummyfan

To anyone that has ever shopped in a communist grocery store, well, this should be fun.


76 posted on 09/19/2023 5:43:29 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (Guns don't kill people, Democrats do. )
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