Kansas City spent 29 million on a city grocery and it still closed. Socialism’s track record: 100% failure rate.

Sun Fresh Market at Linwood and Prospect closed this week Taxpayer investment: nearly $29 million https://www.kmbc.com/article/sun-fresh-market-linwood-prospect-closes-taxpayer-funding/65669833

Store struggled for months to keep shelves stocked Security costs surged Sign now covered in black tarp https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/kansas-city-sun-fresh-market-232006464.html

City pumped $750,000 into the store this May—mostly for security Customer count dropped from 14,000 to 2,000 https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-08-12/kansas-city-grocery-store-sun-fresh-closed-despite-18-million-city-investments-food-desert

Mayor says the building is “ready for a new tenant” But the nonprofit operator is gone https://www.nationalreview.com/news/city-run-kansas-city-grocery-store-closes-despite-millions-in-taxpayer-funding/