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This recent article in the NYT about janitors is a depressing but very telling story of how companies like amazon now run business. While my experience with PerformanceBike is limited, amazon taking over the entire retail map really is not a good thing. If you're still hesitant, read about their recent brick and mortar book stores. Very limited selection and doing away with employees. Payment is done by face recognition. No need to walk to a cashier or even a self-checkout. And while we're talking about jobs going away, doctors are going to be dated too. Last edited by deechee; 09-07-2017 at 01:33 PM. |
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On the other hand, maybe robots will become lazy once they are in charge, and then humans won't be obsolete after all.
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What jobs going away?
Amazon is dangling an offer of 50,000 jobs to any locality that meets their terms for a second headquarters: https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017...s-factbox.html Of course those terms include "The availability of incentives including site preparation, tax credits and exemptions, relocation and workforce grants, and fee reductions." Who do they think they are, the NFL? |
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What companies don't?
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$3B incentives for FoxConn from the State of Wisconsin for creating 13,000 jobs.
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I guess Bezos should be thrown in with the takers and renters because he has, gasp, progressive tendencies and doesn't toe the Make America Great Again line. |
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Here's one comment on the NYT article about Amazon's search for new headquarters:
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I cross shopped a list of some parts I need to finish a build today between four or five different websites. Amazon was the only one that had EVERY part, they were also the cheapest, everything on the list was available with Prime shipping, and two items had same day delivery.
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I agree with all u said. They're doing everything bigger faster cheaper and thus consumers benefit. They don't have a monopoly on selling a bottle of laundry soap.
What I do think is anticompetitive, however, is selling products at a loss. Investors have sustained that absurdity for so many years, it's mind boggling. Quote:
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Here’s a very short and simple explanation of predatory pricing from the FTC: Quote:
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