Why State-Run Grocery Stores Don’t Work
Crossroads with Joshua Philipp
The Epoch Times
4.9 • 594 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
New York City could soon have government-run grocery stores. At least that’s an issue now on the ballot with the upcoming mayoral elections. But we can look to history and basic economics to understand where this new initiative will likely lead.
We’ll discuss this topic and others, in this episode of “Crossroads.”
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| 0:00.0 | New York City, we could soon have government-run grocery stores. |
| 0:05.0 | Zoran Mandami, the Democratic mayoral candidate, he stated that if he is elected, he plans to create a network of city-owned grocery stores that aims to fix affordability and access issues. |
| 0:19.0 | But is a state-run grocery store? |
| 0:21.6 | Is that the solution? |
| 0:22.8 | Something owned and run by the government? |
| 0:25.1 | Well, we can look to history and basic economics |
| 0:29.0 | to understand where this will probably lead. |
| 0:32.3 | I'm the Epic Times Senior Investigator reporter, Joshua Phillip, |
| 0:35.5 | and you're listening to Crossroads. |
| 0:37.0 | Music investigative reporter Joshua Phillip and you're listening to Crossroads. |
| 0:47.3 | Welcome to Crossroads, a show that gives you insights beyond the headlines. And if you want to support our reporting, please hit the like button. It actually helps get the show out to more people. |
| 0:53.3 | Oh, look, New York City, we can soon have government-run grocery stores. |
| 0:59.0 | Another grand experiment here that could spread across the country. |
| 1:03.0 | And look, at least that's an issue on the ballot right now with the upcoming of mayoral elections. |
| 1:08.0 | Zoran Mandami, the Democratic mayoral candidate, he stated that if he is |
| 1:12.9 | elected, he plans to create a network of city-owned grocery stores that aims to fix affordability |
| 1:21.0 | and access issues. This is his on the campaign. Grocery prices are out of control. The cost of |
| 1:27.1 | eggs and milk has skyrocketed. Some stores are even using dynamic pricing, jacking up the cost over the course of a day depending on what they can get away with. It doesn't need to be this way. I'm Zahran Mandani, and as mayor, I will create a network of city-owned grocery stores. It's like a public option. For produce. We will redirect city funds from corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores. It's like a public option for produce. We will redirect city funds from |
| 1:45.3 | corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores, whose mission is lower prices, not price |
| 1:51.2 | gouging. These stores will operate without a profit motive or having to pay property taxes |
| 1:55.9 | or rent and will pass on those savings to you. They'll partner with small businesses and |
| 2:00.2 | nearby farms and sell at wholesale prices. |
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