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No. I Say No to Amazon.
“Saving money” is killing us
None of this is new nor is this a howl into the wilderness. Moreover, it’s not going to make even the tiniest dent in the juggernaut that is eating the economy.
But I’m going to say it anyway.
Whatever it is I need or want I will not buy it through Amazon. In fact, as long as I’ve got working legs and the subway is running, I’ll go buy whatever it is from a store (remember those?).
For an eyeblink there I had a very well paying job with great benefits and that position got “eliminated” and it wasn’t the first time that has happened to me. Budgetary considerations, mmmm? Because the holiest of holy grails in our time is sustained quarterly growth No Matter What. And even scientific journals had damned well better be showing a profit or actions will be taken.
At every level, everyone is fiercely determined to let go of the least number of dollars as humanly possible. Cheat on taxes? Oh hell, yes. Buy online? You betcha, baby. Unions are on life support? So what? Lower my rent! I’ll shop somewhere else where I can get the same thing at two thirds the price! I want more! I won’t pay more!!
Guess who else is saying that? Every CEO, every CFO, every consultant, every accountant, and every business owner in the known universe. And when…
