A private grocery store costs $2–4 million to build. Mamdani's government grocery store: $30 million.

A private grocery store costs $2–4 million to build. Mamdani's government grocery store: $30 million. It hasn't opened yet and it's already 10x over market rate. Now imagine the operating costs. Putting the government's name on the door doesn't make food cheaper to produce.…

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