Re:The economics of dollar stores
by equality_1138 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @08:43PM
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Not disagreeing whether the author hints at some bias with these choice of words, but to interpret this as "anti-capitalist" is absolutely over-the-top. In fact it shows a clear lack of understanding about markets.
> "Count on customers ... not doing the math" with a quote that "admits" this, but not exactly. Messy way to explain it.
> "Center their entire business modal around this dependency" > Maps of low income areas
Meh. Any one of those (cept maybe strongarm) by themselves isn't remarkable. Together, it's reasonable to wonder about anti-capitalism (exploit the poor?) undertones, if you're senstive to that kind of thing. Calling that reaction a "knee-jerk sensationalist review" seems over-the-top to me.