Wispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 天前TIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square95linkfedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down125file-textcross-posted to: neoliberal@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldsocialdemocracy@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1753arrow-down1external-linkTIL the US Military operates a massive non-profit "socialist" grocery chain called the Commissary. It is taxpayer-subsidized and sells goods at costen.wikipedia.orgWispy2891@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 天前message-square95linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: neoliberal@lemmy.worldprogressivepolitics@lemmy.worldsocialdemocracy@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareTankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·11 天前So Mamdani’s idea was not even new, and took it from the military? What was all that fuss about supposedly communist run groceries?
minus-squarebitwolf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 天前Because benefits people at the cost of corporations. At least with DeCA there is a stone wall of needing to not die during service to access it. So it doesn’t threaten corporations as much.
minus-squarecobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 天前There’s also the fact that corporations greatly benefit from imperialism. You can’t have imperialism without the military.
minus-squareBigPotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 天前But, if you die your family gets commissary access for life… As long as you stay near a base. Cheaper to pay more at whole foods than drive to the closest Commissary. What really matters is the exchange and tax free on big appliances.
So Mamdani’s idea was not even new, and took it from the military? What was all that fuss about supposedly communist run groceries?
Because benefits people at the cost of corporations.
At least with DeCA there is a stone wall of needing to not die during service to access it. So it doesn’t threaten corporations as much.
There’s also the fact that corporations greatly benefit from imperialism. You can’t have imperialism without the military.
But, if you die your family gets commissary access for life…
As long as you stay near a base. Cheaper to pay more at whole foods than drive to the closest Commissary.
What really matters is the exchange and tax free on big appliances.
Cuz he’s a Commie. /S