A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it

Re:A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it by ch4s3 on Saturday September 24, 2022 @01:54PM (#32965030)

They definitely are not. A government owned enterprise is many steps removed from voters, and will be run by bureaucrats. This creates an internal constituency and an opportunity for several kinds of graft. A co-op involves your direct participation in operations, and probably an opportunity to be directly involved in decision making depending on the size of the co-op.

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Re:A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it by MichaelZuo on Saturday September 24, 2022 @03:09PM (#32965649)

Maybe for a really small co-op, but beyond 100 to 200 folks, any co-op will have the exact same internal dynamics as city hall, just on a smaller scale.

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Re:A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it by ch4s3 on Saturday September 24, 2022 @03:36PM (#32965882)

Not really. A co-op can’t levy a tax on your home. A co-op can’t pass laws. A co-op doesn’t have a police force. Co-ops also have to comply with generally accepted accounting principles. Municipalities also have the backstop of the larger state if they become insolvent.

These are very different things.

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Re:A small town that saved its only grocery store by buying it by MichaelZuo on Monday September 26, 2022 @10:35AM (#32983648)

Internal dynamics means the dynamics between the individuals within an organization.

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