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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by dvdhnt on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:55AM (#18122251)
Maybe that's true, but parent's point stands.

We don't use honey to deal with poor thieves or people who emotionally abuse their spouses.

Why should we use honey to deal with a rich thief who emotionally abuses an entire labor force?

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by epicureanideal on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @12:17PM (#18123015)
Because he was not breaking any laws or doing anything that dozens of other companies are not also doing. If we permit the system to exist as it is, we can't fairly blame someone who plays the game well by the poor rules we've made.
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