I don't know if I can spell it out phonetically but here goes: "Kai-yes." It's Spanish for "streets."
My Grandfather fought on the winning side as a young man and turned it into a decades long career in the Mexican foreign service. Unfortunately he was one of the few honest employees in the government and didn't get rich.....
The socialist kibbutz movement in Israel survived first on donations and then government subsidies. Until those were removed and these villages rapidly collapsed into privatized gated communities, with the exception of the few making money from an industry they own…. So by participating fully in a free market economy. Funny how that works.
Mamdani’s ideas are less ambitious but massively dumber, as is common for progressives. There’s nothing progressives touch that doesn’t turn to shit.
So basically if people from New Jersey start shopping in these stores, the same people who think asking for ID to vote is racism/fascism will be making people show ID to....obtain food.
Are they going to make them purchase passports or track down original birth certificates cross referenced to current last name to prove their citizenship to buy this food? Or will standard driver's license or free state ID work?
In ignoring that this proposal is overwhelmingly popular in the city, and not investigating why that is beyond “people are dumb dumbs who don’t understand economics like me, a TV writer,” you’re basically just pulling a reverse John Oliver.
Excellent essay (I read transcripts), fun and informative and correct. However, math is hard, and if Target sells milk at $5 and there is a 30% discount, Mom Donnie's milk will not be $4, it will be $3.50. And that will make all the difference.
Don't try to read from the email you receive. On down in the email, click the title, in this case "IMBW Audio: What the Hell Was I Thinking: Are Mamdani's Grocery Stores Funny Yet?" And then you will see a "Transcript" button. It's machine generated so is pretty rough to read, but still as you note way better than wasting time listening (and also easier to absorb in written form, at least for me).
I don't know if I can spell it out phonetically but here goes: "Kai-yes." It's Spanish for "streets."
My Grandfather fought on the winning side as a young man and turned it into a decades long career in the Mexican foreign service. Unfortunately he was one of the few honest employees in the government and didn't get rich.....
Interesting! And Kai-yes — I’ll try it.
I was also once a non-corrupt government employee and can confirm that it is a terrible career move.
LOL
The socialist kibbutz movement in Israel survived first on donations and then government subsidies. Until those were removed and these villages rapidly collapsed into privatized gated communities, with the exception of the few making money from an industry they own…. So by participating fully in a free market economy. Funny how that works.
Mamdani’s ideas are less ambitious but massively dumber, as is common for progressives. There’s nothing progressives touch that doesn’t turn to shit.
So basically if people from New Jersey start shopping in these stores, the same people who think asking for ID to vote is racism/fascism will be making people show ID to....obtain food.
Are they going to make them purchase passports or track down original birth certificates cross referenced to current last name to prove their citizenship to buy this food? Or will standard driver's license or free state ID work?
Passport.
It will be funny to watch the rules be made and never enforced.
Ask what they will do about shoplifters. Ha ha, just kidding, "there will be no shoplifting."
Although if all they sell is fruits and vegetables there will be no shoplifting for the same reason there will be no customers.
In ignoring that this proposal is overwhelmingly popular in the city, and not investigating why that is beyond “people are dumb dumbs who don’t understand economics like me, a TV writer,” you’re basically just pulling a reverse John Oliver.
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But what I want to know, why Washington DC area? You could live anywhere. You could live in Pittsburgh if you want
Excellent essay (I read transcripts), fun and informative and correct. However, math is hard, and if Target sells milk at $5 and there is a 30% discount, Mom Donnie's milk will not be $4, it will be $3.50. And that will make all the difference.
Where do you get the transcripts? I never watch videos - too slow
Don't try to read from the email you receive. On down in the email, click the title, in this case "IMBW Audio: What the Hell Was I Thinking: Are Mamdani's Grocery Stores Funny Yet?" And then you will see a "Transcript" button. It's machine generated so is pretty rough to read, but still as you note way better than wasting time listening (and also easier to absorb in written form, at least for me).