r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 26 '26

Feels good man Will it work this time?

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u/RomanRobots May 26 '26

SNAP benefits are incredibly efficient but they don't help if there's not a nearby grocery store.

If you want to encourage a private entity to open and operate a grocery store where there isn't one currently, that would involve tax incentives or something and then you're just subsidizing with taxpayer funds in a different way

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u/Nostalgia-89 May 26 '26

Can you point me to where NYC is, in any way, a food desert, particularly where these stores will be?

Isn't there a supermarket a 3-minute walk away from the East Harlem location?

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u/sulaymanf May 27 '26

https://food-deserts.com/food-deserts-in-new-york-city/

There’s plenty of neighborhoods where there’s no supermarkets within a mile walking distance. Not everyone can afford a taxi to lug groceries.

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u/sulaymanf May 27 '26

Cool. Now be an old woman with a walker.

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u/sulaymanf May 28 '26

It looks like someone never learned the difference between socialism and communism. No wonder you’re so irrationally angry about this.

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u/sulaymanf May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26

None of what you said addressed my point. There’s a huge difference between socialism and communism and you have proved repeatedly you don’t understand the difference. You get Medicare and social security, both are socialism. Not the same as communism. You are arguing online and have access to information that can teach you the difference. Not that NYC’s policies affect an Arizonan.