Government Run Grocery Store

[baddog]

Can you imagine NY with no groceries?

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[OlDawg]

7 minutes ago, baddog said:

Can you imagine NY with no groceries?

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Not sure why they keep saying ‘Socialist.’ His ideas are straight up Communism.

[baddog]

5 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

Not sure why they keep saying ‘Socialist.’ His ideas are straight up Communism.

I’ve always called a socialist democrat a communist and have been corrected. I believe the distinction to be a fine line by definition, while believing socialism leads to communism. It’s such a fine line (ownership) New Yorkers won’t know what hit ‘em till it’s too late. 

[OlDawg]

7 minutes ago, baddog said:

I’ve always called a socialist democrat a communist and have been corrected. I believe the distinction to be a fine line by definition, while believing socialism leads to communism. It’s such a fine line (ownership) New Yorkers won’t know what hit ‘em till it’s too late. 

Easy distinction.

Socialism is when a very few rich people who aren’t in the ruling party still have a nickel. Everyone else has less.

Communism is when you look up at the people with less in envy.

[OlDawg]

I’m here all weekend. 😁

[baddog]

1 minute ago, OlDawg said:

I’m here all weekend. 😁

Once you control the food…..

[baddog]

Since when did mayor become such a powerful office? $billions will be spent on a job that pays $250k.

[thetragichippy]

I wouldn't mind government ran stores for people needing food assistance. These grocery stores would have basics and not ribeye's or lobster. These folks could be issues a card that only works in the government run grocery stores.  This would limit what they could purchase.....Plus beans, rice and ground meat don't have a huge resale value...

[UT alum]

3 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

I wouldn't mind government ran stores for people needing food assistance. These grocery stores would have basics and not ribeye's or lobster. These folks could be issues a card that only works in the government run grocery stores.  This would limit what they could purchase.....Plus beans, rice and ground meat don't have a huge resale value...

I agreed with your first sentence. Then you devolved into describing a “have vs.have not” social order. Then you had to stick the “crooked poor people” tag with the comment “…don’t have a high resale value”.  Sounds kind of like a segregationist back in the Jim Crow days.

[LumRaiderFan]

15 minutes ago, UT alum said:

I agreed with your first sentence. Then you devolved into describing a “have vs.have not” social order. Then you had to stick the “crooked poor people” tag with the comment “…don’t have a high resale value”.  Sounds kind of like a segregationist back in the Jim Crow days.

Nothing wrong with what he said, you simply live in the pathetic world of reading “woe is me” into every thing that is said, especially if it comes from someone that won’t openly declare hatred for Trump.

We could use more Hippys in the world and less victims like you.

[baddog]

12 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

Nothing wrong with what he said, you simply live in the pathetic world of reading “woe is me” into every thing that is said, especially if it comes from someone that won’t openly declare hatred for Trump.

We could use more Hippys in the world and less victims like you.

People don’t abuse food stamps…. yeah, right. Head in the sand. Lmao

[thetragichippy]

54 minutes ago, UT alum said:

I agreed with your first sentence. Then you devolved into describing a “have vs.have not” social order. Then you had to stick the “crooked poor people” tag with the comment “…don’t have a high resale value”.  Sounds kind of like a segregationist back in the Jim Crow days.

We do live in a have versus have not society....we can never all be equal. I was not the smartest guy in my class. I've worked hard and provided my Son everything he could want. I think everyone can do the same with effort. I TRULY believe everyone is equal, it's the decisions that are made that make the difference.  I may have been able to be as rich as Elon Musk, but when I went to Lamar, I decided to party, have fun, drink beer at the Setzer center (that's how old I am) - and date as many women as humanly possible......and I successfully completed those goals and have some great memories. Sadly, graduating college was not something that was important to me back then, and I had to work hard to over come that. 

I didn't want anyone paying for my bad decisions and I don't want to pay for someone else's bad decisions. 

[thetragichippy]

44 minutes ago, LumRaiderFan said:

We could use more Hippys in the world and less victims like you.

After my college day post, you may want to re-think that lol

[OlDawg]

This is a horrible idea. If you want to do something, create COOP grocery stores like we have in rural areas. Trade some time working in said COOP for discounted groceries. Basically, have memberships & have the members help each other. Plenty of work is required from dockwork, to stocking, inventory control, checkout, janitorial, accounting, pricing, etc.

Workforce is provided, discounts are provided, and labor skills are gained. Free market competition is still maintained. Win all the way around with very little government involvement—if any.

That’s about all I have to say on the matter.

[bullets13]

3 hours ago, UT alum said:

I agreed with your first sentence. Then you devolved into describing a “have vs.have not” social order. Then you had to stick the “crooked poor people” tag with the comment “…don’t have a high resale value”.  Sounds kind of like a segregationist back in the Jim Crow days.

I worked in inner city Beaumont for 15 years, exclusively with families below the poverty line. Lots of them do things right, but lots of them abuse the system. To pretend the abuse isn’t rampant is silly. As someone who devoted what will end up being around half of my professional career to helping and working with the impoverished, I have no issue with more restrictions on what government handouts are used for. Nobody should starve, but other people’s tax money shouldn’t be spent on luxuries. 

[5GallonBucket]

4 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

I worked in inner city Beaumont for 15 years, exclusively with families below the poverty line. Lots of them do things right, but lots of them abuse the system. To pretend the abuse isn’t rampant is silly. As someone who devoted what will end up being around half of my professional career to helping and working with the impoverished, I have no issue with more restrictions on what government handouts are used for. Nobody should starve, but other people’s tax money shouldn’t be spent on luxuries. 

Ditto…

im still working in Bmt….and plan to stay for another 13 or so years.

[baddog]

I say leave the grocery stores alone. I like having stocked shelves. NYC is already mob-robbing stores and businesses. Wait til they hit the food. 

[LumRaiderFan]

3 hours ago, thetragichippy said:

After my college day post, you may want to re-think that lol

Your last sentence in the post redeemed you. 🙂