
Those are Terry Benedict's casinos
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Those are Terry Benedict's casinos
@DRischious
urban pessimist. Robotics & autonomy, defense tech, TV shows, and Wisconsin sports. Ex Uber, Uber ATG, Knewton, and Compass.

I don’t live in NYC nor do I want to but one thing to mention is that I know the idea of public grocery stores has become easy fodder for critics, but if you move past the politics, there’s precedent. This isn’t some radical new idea in the U.S. The USDA, under both Republican and Democratic administrations, has a track record of funding publicly supported grocery stores, including co-ops and nonprofit retail models. These programs continue to offer financial, technical, and planning support to help bring healthy food access to underserved communities and prices down. In Jersey City, we experimented with different approaches to food access. We were the first in NJ to pilot the “Healthy Corner Store” model. We gave it a real shot. It didn’t work as well as I had hoped, but I’m still glad we tried. One major lesson: it’s tough to incentivize store owners to change long-established economic habits, even when the public benefit is clear. Zohran Mamdani won an election that comes with a platform, and I get it criticism comes with the territory. But it’s easier to take shots than to do the homework and realize this isn’t as fringe as some might assume. The current food access system isn’t working. Exploring solutions isn’t a bad thing and shouldn’t be dismissed just because it doesn’t fit neatly into a party talking point. We’d all be better off having a real debate grounded in history rather than one shaped by knee-jerk reactions or partisan instinct.







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