BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount at New Municipal Grocery Storeswww.nyc.govexternal-linkmessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount at New Municipal Grocery Storeswww.nyc.govBlackLaZoR@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square175linkfedilink
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYour quote doesn’t answer the question. 30% cheaper than what?
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agostandard retail, which is pretty easy to find for any given item
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThat is a very wide price range. So 30% could be somewhere between 10% or 200%, depending on which shop. Which makes the claim of “30%” absolutely a pile of bullshit
minus-squareHulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’d assume 30% cheaper compared to non-municipal grocery stores.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhich ones? The State doesn’t mandate the prices, and prices vary significantly from market to market. 30% is not a qualitative figure. It’s very quantitative. But it’s absolute bullshit without actually saying what is the actual baseline.
minus-squareHulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoFrom ddg: Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the NYC municipal grocery stores will be about 30% cheaper than average retail grocery store prices. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mamdani-vows-30-lower-prices-120100437.html
Your quote doesn’t answer the question.
30% cheaper than what?
standard retail, which is pretty easy to find for any given item
That is a very wide price range.
So 30% could be somewhere between 10% or 200%, depending on which shop.
Which makes the claim of “30%” absolutely a pile of bullshit
I’d assume 30% cheaper compared to non-municipal grocery stores.
Which ones? The State doesn’t mandate the prices, and prices vary significantly from market to market.
30% is not a qualitative figure. It’s very quantitative. But it’s absolute bullshit without actually saying what is the actual baseline.
From ddg:
Mayor Zohran Mamdani says the NYC municipal grocery stores will be about 30% cheaper than average retail grocery store prices.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/mamdani-vows-30-lower-prices-120100437.html
That’s meaningless