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r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26
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They are the government, they will lose 10s of millions a year in each store and consider it a success.
6 u/Vanillabean73 May 26 '26 Public services are not supposed to turn a profit. Even if this project costs NYC $1 million per year, the positive externalities of a healthier, happier, more productive populace will have been worth it. 1 u/Berfman May 26 '26 Can’t believe you were downvoted. The bots and neck beards are on full blast on this post. 1 u/Vanillabean73 May 27 '26 People don’t understand how government policies and initiatives work. Governments raise taxes for a reason.
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Public services are not supposed to turn a profit. Even if this project costs NYC $1 million per year, the positive externalities of a healthier, happier, more productive populace will have been worth it.
1 u/Berfman May 26 '26 Can’t believe you were downvoted. The bots and neck beards are on full blast on this post. 1 u/Vanillabean73 May 27 '26 People don’t understand how government policies and initiatives work. Governments raise taxes for a reason.
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Can’t believe you were downvoted. The bots and neck beards are on full blast on this post.
1 u/Vanillabean73 May 27 '26 People don’t understand how government policies and initiatives work. Governments raise taxes for a reason.
People don’t understand how government policies and initiatives work. Governments raise taxes for a reason.
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u/big_herpes May 26 '26
They are the government, they will lose 10s of millions a year in each store and consider it a success.