> And those are bad because? I'm not against these things for warehouse workers at all, but just to answer your question, potential downsides include: 1. The

> And those are bad because? I'm not against these things for warehouse workers at all, but just to answer your question, potential downsides include: 1. The money has to come from somewhere. Since Amazon keeps fairly small profit, this would likely come from passing costs on to consumers, and reducing Amazon's investment in future growth, which ultimately costs their future consumers. This increases cost of living for non-Amazon workers, and since Amazon is a good source of cheap items, it may disproportionately burden poorer people. 2. Where I am, Indeed.com says Amazon warehouse workers are paid slightly above average ($16/hour). If they were paid significantly above average, it can make it hard for small businesses to keep their workers.