Is Socialism Coming to a City Near You?

🏛️ Government Can’t Run a Business

Seattle’s leaders are flirting with socialism under the banner of “equity.” Katie Wilson is pushing for city‑run grocery stores — a “public option” to replace private chains. In New York, Zohran Mamdani wants rent freezes and government‑subsidized groceries. Both claim the private market isn’t serving low‑income families.

But history tells us what happens when government tries to run business:

Congress subsidized steamship mail routes in the 1800s — ships sank, lives were lost, and the money dried up.
The government built Morse’s first telegraph line, then handed it back when they couldn’t make it profitable.
USPS still bleeds cash today, bound by mandates that prevent efficiency.

The pattern is clear: government ventures lose money, private industry adapts and thrives. Subsidized grocery stores will be no different. Taxpayers will foot the bill, consumers will still pay inflated prices, and inefficiency will rule the day.

🚚 Private Industry Solves Problems: Amazon in Elma

While Seattle politicians chase socialist experiments, private industry keeps building. The new Amazon warehouse in Elma, WA is on schedule. By early next year, packages will be delivered straight from Amazon vans instead of being jammed into USPS boxes or left at post offices for PO Box holders.

Why Elma? It’s a strategic hub on Highway 12, serving Grays Harbor and rural Western Washington. This isn’t part of Amazon’s corporate retreat from Seattle — it’s logistics expansion. The hub means faster delivery, fewer USPS headaches, and local jobs.

🏙️ Seattle’s Exodus & Real Estate Trouble

Seattle’s corporate landscape is hollowing out.

Amazon shifted 10,000 jobs to Bellevue.
Snowflake moved 700 employees.
Macy’s, Joann, Big Lots, Forever 21 — all closed stores.
Downtown office vacancy sits around 27%, while Bellevue’s drops below 16%.

Now the real estate market is wobbling. Empty offices mean falling property values, landlords squeezed, and a looming correction. Seattle leaders keep doubling down on failed government experiments while businesses and jobs flee.

🔑 Closing Punch

Seattle is in trouble — and it’s not just about groceries. It’s about a city chasing socialist policies while private industry packs up and leaves. From steamships to telegraphs to USPS, history proves government can’t run a business. Today’s subsidized grocery store proposals from Mamdani in New York and Wilson in Seattle are just the latest folly.

Taxpayers lose when government tries to play entrepreneur. Communities thrive when private industry adapts. Is socialism coming to a city near you? Seattle shows us the warning signs.