NEW YORK MAYOR Zohran Mamdani has announced plans to open five city-owned grocery stores that will sell everyday essentials at discounted prices. Municipal supermarkets were a key election promise for Mamdani, who has been in office since January. Last year, Bulgaria’s parliament also backed plans to open state-owned supermarkets in the country. While Ireland has no publicly owned grocery shops, People Before Profit has previously proposed the idea of not-for-profit supermarkets. So, we wanted to ask: Do you think state-owned supermarkets are a good idea?