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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by bingomad123 on Monday May 15, 2017 @01:07AM (#14339289)
Probably when American consumers will be willing to pay 10% extra for every purchase.
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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by arglebarnacle on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:26PM (#14343845)
The idea that fickle consumers are to blame for unethical and often unlawful exploitation of employees is propaganda with only the thinnest veneer of economics painted on it.

I suppose I understand why the very rich and business interests make arguments like this, but usually it's just ordinary people. Who benefits? It's about time we held companies like Amazon accountable for the way they harm and exploit their employees instead of helping shift the blame to their customers.

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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by PhasmaFelis on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:36AM (#14339600)
I'm not convinced Amazon would suffer significantly if they raised their prices by 10% on average. No other seller can compete with them on convenience, and people are willing to pay for that.
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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by easilyBored on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:51AM (#14339668)
I'm not convinced Amazon would suffer significantly if they raised their prices by 10% on average.

So there you have it! Create your own "Amazon," 10% more expensive but we treat our employees better.

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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by PhasmaFelis on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:13PM (#14343723)
I didn't say that consumers would choose to pay extra for decent employee treatment. I said that Amazon could just do it and get away with it. Mind you, I'm also not convinced that the cost of treating your employees like human beings is as high as 10%.

Also, for fuck's sake stop making excuses for abusive employers. Why would you do that?

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Re:Amazon to Build a Permanent Mary's Place Family Shelter W... by biocomputation on Monday May 15, 2017 @02:57AM (#14339694)
It won't be long before this is actually used very successfully against a company like Google or Amazon or Facebook.
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