{"id":143,"date":"2026-05-18T22:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2026-05-18T22:38:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:38:25","slug":"mamdani-turns-famous-ronald-reagan-quote-on-its-head-to-push-city-run-grocery-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani Turns Famous Ronald Reagan Quote On Its Head To Push City-Run Grocery Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flipped a famous Ronald Reagan quote on its head to justify government-controlled grocery stores in a Monday speech.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=141\">House Lawmakers Interview Alleged Last Person To See Epstein Alive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former anti-communist Republican president was wrong to say in 1986 that \u201cthe nine most terrifying words in the English language are \u2018I\u2019m from the government, and I\u2019m here to help,&#8217;\u201d Mamdani told supporters while announcing an upcoming city-run grocery store in the Bronx. \u201cThe power of government\u201d will help deliver New Yorkers from the city\u2019s economic woes, the self-proclaimed\u00a0democratic socialist mayor said. <strong>(RELATED: Mamdani\u2019s Base Bent On Throwing \u2018Racist\u2019 Police Anti-Gang Tactic In Dustbin)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACDDMBimzA8?si=9DRvPRa_DL-gMwJ7&amp;start=848\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a good quote, but I disagree,\u201d Mamdani said of Reagan. \u201cI think nine more terrifying words are actually, \u2018I worked all day and can\u2019t feed my family.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to use the power of government to lower prices and make it easier for New Yorkers to put food on the table,\u201d Mamdani continued. \u201cWhen government understands its purpose as serving the very working people that it has left behind time and again, it can make a difference in the most pressing struggles facing our city today. It\u2019s not just that government can help, it\u2019s that government must help, and our government will help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>Mamdani plans to spend $70 million to create five total stores across the city starting in East Harlem, his office said Monday. The Harlem facility alone is set to cost taxpayers well above market value to build and could eat up more than $300,000 a year in perpetuity, The New York Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=139\">All Hell Breaks Loose In Nantes, Toulouse Game After Fans Breach Security, Storm Field<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2019s affordability crisis continues to worsen, with half of working-age New York City residents unable to cover housing, health care, food and other basic needs with their incomes, according to the nonprofit United Way New York City. The city\u2019s cost of living has steadily increased faster than median earnings for more than two decades, United Way found.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani maintains that the benefits of city-run stores will outweigh the costs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis store and the [Bronx] peninsula as a whole will serve as physical proof of our conviction that government can be a force for good, that government can drive change that improves people\u2019s lives,\u201d Mamdani told his audience Monday.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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