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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by bmismyname on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:15PM (#32693264)
Depends on how you look at it. Costco had a 20 year head start, and with the way returns compound they should really be MUCH bigger than Amazon if capitalism worked well for the working class.

Personally I spend most of my money at Costco when I can because I prefer giving money to companies that treat their workers better (or at least better than Amazon).

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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by bmismyname on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:49PM (#32693664)
I'm saying that capitalism is designed to enrich the owning class at the expense of the working class. It's just a system to transfer wealth toward those who already have it.

The "rising tide lifts all boats" reaganomics argument is not wrong, but if it reaches the point (where it has now) where the working class is not seeing an inflation-adjusted increase in wealth, then they are (by definition) becoming poorer over time.

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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by danaris on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:47PM (#32694423)
Not sure how this squares with your assertion upthread that it's hard to imagine a company that treats its workers well succeeding...
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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by LegitShady on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:55PM (#32694502)
which system other than capitalism has worked better, historically? Because the alternatives seem to be worse.

The issue isn't capitalism its the political leadership who aren't interested in creating an environment where workers are rewarded in line with their productivity.

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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by adgjlsfhk1 on Friday September 02, 2022 @03:01PM (#32694567)
Socialism seems to be working out far better for pretty much the entire EU.
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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by LegitShady on Friday September 02, 2022 @05:37PM (#32696000)
Not a single country in the EU uses socialism, so you'd be mistaken. They are all capitalist countries.
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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by adgjlsfhk1 on Friday September 02, 2022 @07:40PM (#32696979)
and yet when anyone in the US suggests single player healthcare, higher income taxes, or more restraints on corporations, they get accused of being socialist.
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Re:Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election by LegitShady on Friday September 02, 2022 @11:37PM (#32698425)
so because random people in the US are wrong, you'd like to be as well?
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