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electric_blue68

(24,854 posts)
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 10:27 PM Friday

So, John Catsimatidis..... NYC Supermarket Maven Doesn't like Mamdani.....

from Forbes:
"New York City supermarket billionaire John Catsimatidis went nuclear in June, when Zohran Mamdani, who had proposed opening a cheap city-run grocery story in each of the five boroughs, won the democratic primary for mayor. Catsimatidis held a press conference with Bodega owners; publicly threatened to shut down his 30-plus stores if the democratic socialist won the election; and ranted on TV. “He’s not qualified... this is silly,” he said on FOX News, comparing Mamdani to Fidel Castro. “It’s one big con game.”

He also called President Trump, who publicly backed his friend. “[Mamdani] actually wants to take over the grocery stores of John Catsimatidis, who’s a great guy, a rich guy,” Trump said of his buddy, whose net worth Forbes pegs at $4.8 billion, “He actually called me the other day, he’s concerned his stores are going to be taken from him, and they won’t be run like John runs them, believe me, he runs a good operation.”.

Well, if it wasn't for the fact that lots of people would be out of work, and possibly (depending on the area) people then only having one, or no supermarket at all....
I'd say, "Bye, pig!"
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electric_blue68

(24,854 posts)
7. Ah, you've probably right, but it would be a temporary disruption....
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 11:02 PM
Friday

Maybe not very good for some people

Sogo

(6,822 posts)
8. A "cheap, city-run grocery store" should be a place that only people with EBT cards can shop.
Fri Nov 7, 2025, 11:04 PM
Friday

There, then the fat cat pig can still run his bodegas and overcharge people who can afford and are willing to pay his prices.

People with EBT cards likely don't shop much at his stores, anyway....

Am I right?

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