Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Wants to Open City-Owned Grocery Stores

[Oliver the Second]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is looking into opening taxpayer-funded, city-owned grocery stores in areas in which businesses have pulled out due to rampant crime.

Johnson announced a partnership with the Economic Security Project to look into the possibility of opening city-owned grocery stores. The first step in the partnership will be to perform a feasibility study, but the city did not provide a timeline, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Johnson claimed his administration is "committed to advancing innovative, whole-of-government approaches to address these inequities."

he partnership comes as a plethora of mega-retailers have closed multiple stores in Chicago. For example, Walmart closed four out of its remaining eight stores in Chicago in April. 

Although Johnson's police chief Umi Grisby claimed the city would not be "spending any taxpayer dollars," Johnson's office said the grocery stores would be funded by grant money from state and federal tax dollars.

"All of our stores are closing, and so now we have to go outside our neighborhoods to purchase food," one South Side Chicago resident told CBS News. "I think that's a good idea that Mayor Johnson is picking up the slack where these big store chains are leaving."

However, prominent Chicago restaurateur Sam Sanchez said the stores would be "operating in the red," thus wasting taxpayer dollars.

"Control crime and business will come," Sanchez opined.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/14/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-wants-open-city-owned-grocery-stores/

[Reggie Essent]

Don't worry.  The City-owned grocery stores will get looted the same as all the other stores that closed down and left the ghetto.

If ghetto-dwellers don't like "food deserts," then stop looting all the stores.

[Shen Li]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) is looking into opening taxpayer-funded, city-owned grocery stores in areas in which businesses have pulled out due to rampant crime.

Johnson announced a partnership with the Economic Security Project to look into the possibility of opening city-owned grocery stores. The first step in the partnership will be to perform a feasibility study, but the city did not provide a timeline, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Johnson claimed his administration is "committed to advancing innovative, whole-of-government approaches to address these inequities."

he partnership comes as a plethora of mega-retailers have closed multiple stores in Chicago. For example, Walmart closed four out of its remaining eight stores in Chicago in April. 

Although Johnson's police chief Umi Grisby claimed the city would not be "spending any taxpayer dollars," Johnson's office said the grocery stores would be funded by grant money from state and federal tax dollars.

"All of our stores are closing, and so now we have to go outside our neighborhoods to purchase food," one South Side Chicago resident told CBS News. "I think that's a good idea that Mayor Johnson is picking up the slack where these big store chains are leaving."

However, prominent Chicago restaurateur Sam Sanchez said the stores would be "operating in the red," thus wasting taxpayer dollars.

"Control crime and business will come," Sanchez opined.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/14/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-wants-open-city-owned-grocery-stores/

We are watching North America's descent into marxist totalitarianism in real time.

[Oerdin]

This is hilarious.  The city government can't run anything much less compete with the private sector.  Blacks will rob the place blind while workers will be completely lazy and do nothing.  It will be a total disaster.

[Lokmar]

That stupid nigger basically wants to open welfare distribution centers. I sure as fuck hope they dont have cashiers there. It'll be a waste of time! Call it "Grab N Dash"

[Shen Li]

This is hilarious.  The city government can't run anything much less compete with the private sector.  Blacks will rob the place blind while workers will be completely lazy and do nothing.  It will be a total disaster.

Their operational costs will be three times that of the private sector. Not a prob, city council will simply raise property tax 6% each year.

[Lokmar]

Their operational costs will be three times that of the private sector. Not a prob, city council will simply raise property tax 6% each year.

I live near Springfield and can tell you that Springfield decided they were just as good as Chicongo so they raised their sales taxes within 1.5% of Chicongos a few years back.

[Oerdin]

Sales taxes are just about the most regressive tax possible (meaning it hurts the poor far more than the rich).  Yet Democraps, who claim to be for the poor love sales taxes and put them in place every where.