1/ There are a few interesting discussions today about whether it's a good idea for the government to run grocery stores. I think the best way to think about this is to look at other government initiatives and how they perform. Let's dig in.
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2/ Costs for government projects are typically very reasonable and exactly what you'd expect if private companies undertook the same projects.
3/ I should note that projected costs do sometimes escalate. Fortunately, the government doesn't have to worry about trivial things like financial viability since they can print more money or raise taxes. Talk about a competitive advantage! sf.curbed.com/2018/3/12/1711… 
4/ Customer experiences are generally great.
5/ The government uses the latest technologies to ensure that its websites have very convenient business hours.
6/ Whenever planned website outages occur -- and that will happen if you want your website to have uninterrupted service during its business hours -- they are communicated very clearly.
7/ And if you're still skeptical, just remember that these are grocery stores, not space programs. How hard could it be to run them? npr.org/sections/paral…
