(DC Pundit) – Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has officially jumped on the bandwagon to support one of the most absurd political proposals to emerge from New York City in recent memory. The progressive champion has thrown her full weight behind mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s plan for state-owned grocery stores. Apparently, what America really needs right now is the government deciding what goes on your dinner table.
During her Friday appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Warren was pressed about Mamdani’s more radical policy positions, including his brilliant idea to have the state own and subsidize groceries through government-operated stores. Her response was as predictable as it was concerning.
“And by the way, it’s a new and fresh plan for New York City. But it’s been tried in other cities around the country and has had some real successes. So, what I hear Mamdani say is, I want to try things to make it work for working families. And you know what? This is how democracy works. A lot of people in New York City said, that sounds good to me, I’d rather try that than any of the other alternatives available to me, I support that,” Warren declared with the confidence of someone who clearly hasn’t visited a government-run facility lately.
Elizabeth Warren says that government-run grocery stores have been successful in other cities.
Can somebody tell me where these fake cities are located? pic.twitter.com/l8btJqm1Og
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Let’s talk about those “real successes” Warren mentioned. A shining example sits in Kansas City, where their government-operated grocery store is doing so spectacularly that even with a recent $750,000 tax subsidy, shoppers are greeted by bare shelf after bare shelf. Nothing says “success” quite like empty aisles funded by taxpayer dollars. But hey, at least the government is consistently efficient at one thing: spending other people’s money poorly.
Despite a recent $750k taxpayer subsidy, the shelves at Kansas City's government-run grocery store are "almost bare." It also lost $885k last year and is, unsurprisingly, hemorrhaging customers. pic.twitter.com/DjsuEr7UnJ
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Warren’s endorsement shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been paying attention to the progressive movement’s march toward socialism. The woman who built her entire political career on attacking successful businesses and promoting government control over private enterprise has found her perfect ally in the 35-year-old Mamdani.
Mamdani, who emerged victorious in last month’s Democratic primary, brings a whole buffet of radical ideas to the table. As a New York State Assemblyman, he’s spent considerable time pushing to defund the New York Police Department, arguing that law enforcement agencies are designed to “control black, brown and poor New Yorkers.”
Mamdani has also proclaimed that defunding the police is somehow essential for “queer liberation,” and believes law enforcement is actively complicit in helping a “violent, right-wing government” persecute minorities. One has to wonder what world this guy is living in, because it certainly isn’t the same one where ordinary New Yorkers are dealing with crime and wondering if they’ll be safe walking home at night.
The fact that Warren sees fit to endorse this collection of failed socialist policies tells you everything you need to know about where the Democratic Party is heading. They’re not content with just expanding government programs or raising taxes. They want the government to literally take over the most basic aspects of daily life, starting with where you buy your groceries.
This is the same Elizabeth Warren who spent years railing against big corporations, claiming they exploit consumers. Now she’s supporting a plan that would eliminate competition entirely and hand a monopoly directly to government bureaucrats. The irony would be amusing if it weren’t so dangerous.
New Yorkers deserve better than empty shelves and government-controlled commerce. They deserve leaders who understand that free markets, not socialist experiments, are what make communities thrive. Unfortunately, with endorsements like Warren’s, it seems they’re going to get exactly the opposite.
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