Re:Amazon's express delivery service rattles Paris authorities
by pauletienney on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @09:55AM
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Customer want low price > Big retailers (like Amazon) apply pressure on manufacturer to get low prices > Manufacturers make cheap food
Re:Amazon's express delivery service rattles Paris authorities
by ci5er on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @10:31AM
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Sure. Who would pay $1000 for an iPhone when it could be had for $100? But nobody is forcing people to eat Big Macs instead of fresh salad. And if people want to buy Big Macs, who are we to democratically decide that this option should be off the table for them?
Re:Amazon's express delivery service rattles Paris authorities
by pauletienney on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @12:55PM
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"But nobody is forcing people to eat Big Macs "
Not forcing but strongly encouraging via price + marketing + lack of education + lobbying
"who are we to democratically decide that this option should be off the table for them?"
We are the national community. People eating too much BigMac cost too much to the community. That's why we (should) tax junk food.
Going back to the original topic, IF I am doing a project in an area without too many fresh food choices because my neighbors like crappy food (and for right now, I am), isn't having a big corporation like Amazon being able to ship me fresh food that isn't available to me locally, a good thing? More choices?
Now, maybe your point is really that Amazon's ability to ship me fresh fruits and vegetables is unreasonably harsh on the local green grocer. Which it might be. But I don't understand how Amazon (a retailer, not a food manufacturer) will corrupt the food at some point in the future?