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Strawman, nobody is arguing for supporting companies at the expense of the rest of society. The parent is arguing for supporting companies for the benefit of th
by effie 7y ago
Strawman, nobody is arguing for supporting companies at the expense of the rest of society. The parent is arguing for supporting companies for the benefit of the society. Both can happen, it depends on how and to what extent it is executed. Economists disagree a lot and they have only partial say in policies, countries are not run solely by economists.
- cyrksoft 7y ago“For the benefit of the society” How would you measure that? Does paying more for a worse product and raising the price of the better one benefits society? If the product was better it would already be in the market.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoHow much oil has been burned without paying for its environmental costs? Does that make it a better product? That’s the point. Cheaper does not necessarily mean better.
- cyrksoft 7y agoWe are not talking about environmental externalities here. That’s another issue altogether. B What are the negative externalities of AWS and the likes? You cannot compare pears with apples.
- effie 7y agoSupporting local businesses and local jobs. This may lead to worse or to a better product, it depends on many things. There is no necessity of a catastrophe where the local product is worse and everybody is worse because having to use it. See China.