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Chicago Wants a “Public Option” for Grocery Stores
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Chicago Wants a “Public Option” for Grocery Stores

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Aug 13, 2024
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The city of Chicago is moving closer to getting into the grocery store business.

What happens when the crime, regulations, corruption, union power, and taxes in parts of the city are so overwhelming that no free-market operator would open a supermarket there there?

In Chicago, the city government itself is preparing to try stepping in itself, with taxpayer dollars.

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