Gov.-run grocery stores are a political arrogance that robs taxpayers – Wirepoints on AM 560 Chicago’s Morning Answer

Ted joined Dan Proft to dissect the mounting failures of big-government policy experiments in Illinois and beyond—zeroing in on city-run grocery stores, ballooning pension obligations, and the state’s persistent tax burdens.

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Fed Up Taxpayer
10 months ago

Just one visit to a DMV should prove to anyone that there is no way any Illinois government employee could run a business, let alone a grocery store people would depend on for food. Yikes.

Eugene from a payphone
10 months ago

Inserting more middle men between producer and consumer always lowers the cost and increases product availability!
doesn’t it?

daskoterzar
10 months ago

There is a reason for food deserts. It is crime. Legit grocery chains walk away from these areas, because they lose money and product to theft with no recourse. With out law and order help from the local government…they walk. It isn’t rocket science. If people in these areas want grocery stores, they have to stop robbing them blind and chasing them away. But, government run stores like this one is a complete waste of tax dollars – it isn’t a grocery store, it becomes a free food pantry.

mqyl
10 months ago

just another of so very many ways to mismanage taxpayer money

Where's Mine ???
10 months ago

Regarding city “food desert” grocery stores, no updates on how are existing taxpayer financed “Yellow Banana” city grocery stores are doing? Other than reporting from back in spring that they are way behind schedule in opening……..I’m sure a lot of are pseudo-socialist progressive CTU/Brandon types shop there (NOT).

Old Joe
10 months ago

Why l doesn’t a Grocer of Color step up and fill the food desert void and make easy money in the process?

Where's Mine ???
10 months ago
Reply to  Old Joe

City taxpayers are already subsidizing “Yellow Bannana” stores.

Leaving Soon, just not soon enough
10 months ago

Embrace failure as it is 100% sure to happen to Chicago.

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