Mamdani hopes to make groceries more affordable by eliminating private profit and opening five government-owned stores. But profit margins are less than 2%. Without a profit motive government stores will be far less efficient, so without taxpayer subsidies, prices will be higher.
中文: 玛姆达尼希望通过取消私人利润并开设五家政府经营的商店,使食品杂货变得更加实惠。但利润率不到2%。没有盈利动机,政府商店的效率会低得多,因此如果没有纳税人的补贴,价格就会更高。