The TRUTH About Zohran’s Supermarkets
The Forgotten History of Public Markets and Modern Food Deserts
Uncover how historical shifts—from regulated public markets to 1980s deregulation—created today’s food deserts, challenging modern fears about city-owned grocery solutions.
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- Municipal markets historically operated as public utilities to ensure access, predating modern private supermarket dominance.
- Deregulation, especially the rollback of the Robinson-Patman Act, empowered massive chains to crush independent competition via leveraged pricing.
- Current arguments against city-owned stores often invoke the Soviet Union, yet historical analysis shows distinct capitalist differences; local failures stem from competition or lack of buy-in.
- Successful small-town grocery maintenance shows that prioritizing food access over thin profit margins can be viable with necessary subsidies or community support.
This discussion analyzes contrasting food distribution models—historical municipal control, Soviet central planning, and modern mega-chain dominance—to frame the current debate surrounding local solutions for food deserts. Understanding these dynamics reveals that most U.S. grocery store failures are uniquely American, rooted in corporate dominance rather than inherent economic system failures comparable to the Soviet model.
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Top Comments (10)
I was an army wife for almost 15 yrs. Every post had a commissary, px and shoppex. Do t tell me the government cant provide those services. They just dont want to.
Socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for everyone else.
What kind of argument is "the soviet union had bread lines" during economic hardship when the US also had bread lines during the great depression?
I live in a food desert in a rural area. I have a large garden to supplement vegetables. I give away to neighbors what we can't eat. It is work to keep it going, but I use no pesticides or herbicides so I know it is healthy. Downside is we eat what is seasonal.
In a small town, a Dollar General can afford to run at a loss until the competition goes out of business, and then raise prices to make up for those initial losses.
Active duty military here, every base I’ve been on has a PX and commissary and I absolutely love them. They operate competitively but more importantly they provide an option in remote places that ordinarily wouldn’t have it.
People "at large" are going to shop at wherever is cheapest. Looking forward to see the experiment play out and see the budget impacts of it.
I think a lot of people don't realize that private businesses fail all the time at a high rate. Only a few of them survive long enough. I believe a pilot program that allows for increased price competition could help reduce costs for people in NYC.
I would never expect a government run service to run at a profit. It's value comes from providing for the community. Both with good food and jobs. Just like the post office. It's there to provide a service. Not a profit. The people of the US need to deprogram from the notion that government services need to monetarily compete with a for profit entity.
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Top Comments (10)
I was an army wife for almost 15 yrs. Every post had a commissary, px and shoppex. Do t tell me the government cant provide those services. They just dont want to.
Socialism for the rich, rugged individualism for everyone else.
What kind of argument is "the soviet union had bread lines" during economic hardship when the US also had bread lines during the great depression?
I live in a food desert in a rural area. I have a large garden to supplement vegetables. I give away to neighbors what we can't eat. It is work to keep it going, but I use no pesticides or herbicides so I know it is healthy. Downside is we eat what is seasonal.
In a small town, a Dollar General can afford to run at a loss until the competition goes out of business, and then raise prices to make up for those initial losses.
Active duty military here, every base I’ve been on has a PX and commissary and I absolutely love them. They operate competitively but more importantly they provide an option in remote places that ordinarily wouldn’t have it.
People "at large" are going to shop at wherever is cheapest. Looking forward to see the experiment play out and see the budget impacts of it.
I think a lot of people don't realize that private businesses fail all the time at a high rate. Only a few of them survive long enough. I believe a pilot program that allows for increased price competition could help reduce costs for people in NYC.
I would never expect a government run service to run at a profit. It's value comes from providing for the community. Both with good food and jobs. Just like the post office. It's there to provide a service. Not a profit. The people of the US need to deprogram from the notion that government services need to monetarily compete with a for profit entity.
0:13 Give a like for the spot-on intro 😂❤🇺🇸