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A former grocer is joining the chorus of criticism against New York City<\/a> Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan for government-run grocery stores, arguing it would harm hundreds of small businesses forced to compete with them.<\/p>\n

“That supermarket will just bleed red the entire time it’s open, from the first time you turn the key until it closes,” Rep. Mike Rulli, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital. “And I would bet the farm there’s no way these grocery stores last more than five years \u2014 they might not even last a year.”<\/p>\n

Rulli grew up with his family’s Ohio-based grocery store chain, Rulli Brothers, which is now run by his brothers.<\/p>\n

EXPERTS SCORCH MAMDANI’S GROCERY PLAN AS AN ‘ILLUSION’ THAT WILL HAVE TAXPAYERS FOOTING THE BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Rulli said his family’s small but thriving two-location business has given him an appreciation for the challenges facing small business owners in New York City, whom he argued would be harmed by competition from Mamdani’s city-run stores.<\/p>\n

“You will put hundreds of these small businesses out of business. And a lot of these businesses are owned by immigrants,” Rulli said. “So I mean, I don’t think the mayor could possibly have asked for a worse situation.”<\/p>\n

NY GOVERNOR HOPEFUL VOWS SHOWDOWN WITH MAMDANI OVER SOCIALIST AGENDA: \u2018I WILL STOP HIM\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mamdani, the Democratic socialist<\/a> mayor of New York City, unveiled a plan for government-funded grocery stores<\/a> while on the campaign trail. The city has since committed $70 million to constructing one store in each of the five boroughs, with an aim to open all five by 2030.<\/p>\n

Mamdani discussed the agreement during a recent news conference, saying, “Once a month, our five city-run grocery stores<\/a> will set prices for this core set of goods at 30% below typical retail prices.”<\/p>\n

MAMDANI\u2019S CITY GROCERY PLAN COULD LEAVE TAXPAYERS PAYING FOR EVERY BANANA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

While the plan has been cheered by progressives, it has been panned by business groups such as the Multicultural Business Coalition, which the New York Post reported<\/a> was threatening to sue Mamdani.<\/p>\n

Rulli, noting that grocery stores already operate on thin profit margins, said Mamdani’s government shops will likely be “operating at a loss the entire time.”<\/p>\n

“When you think about the grocery industry, [it] runs on about 27% gross. That’s before you pay your bills. Once you pay your bills, you’re about one-and-a-quarter, one-and-half-percent net,” he said.<\/p>\n

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That, he argued, would make it a drain on taxpayers as long as they remained open.<\/p>\n

“This is the biggest mistake the mayor has made,” Rulli said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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