This may be the single dumbest proposed bill I’ve ever seen

This may be the single dumbest proposed bill I’ve ever seen https://t.co/v5RFqfJDbc

— MaineJumbo🌲🦞 (@MassJumbo) July 31, 2026

>Raise store prices on all items by 10%
>Add a 10% "discount" to self checkout
>Customer still ends up paying same as they did before
>Profit?!?

Shoppers wont get shit lmao.

— Redacted (@whereismyass66) July 31, 2026

New York State Senate bill text for A11501: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11501
New York Post report on the proposal: https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/lifestyle/ny-state-bill-may-give-shoppers-a-10-deal-for-self-checkout/