Government- Run Grocery Stores!?
Real Clear
English - September 18, 2023 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.58 MB - ★★★★★ - 120 ratingsPolitics News politics philosophy psychology reason relationships communication thinking Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What happens when crime rates skyrocket and business giants abandon ship? Picture this - a city where crime has increased by 36% in one year, carjackings are up by 116%, and major retailers like Walmart and Whole Foods have hightailed it out of town. It's not a scene from a dystopian movie, it's the current reality in parts of Chicago. As a business owner, it's a terrifying landscape.
Now, imagine the city's response to this situation is not increasing police presence, but setting up city-run grocery stores! Sounds surreal? That's precisely what Chicago's Democrat Mayor, Brandon Johnson, proposes. We've got a bone to pick with this radical idea. Join us as we critically analyze this proposition, drawing parallels with Marxist ideologies and utopian thinking. We are left wondering - can a nation survive with such ill-fated mindsets?