I was with you until paragraph 4. What is this responsibility to the US economy you speak of? The Amazon Essentials line generally provides a better product for a lower price to the average consumer. Does this put its partners out of business? Not forcefully. If the consumer chooses Amazon Essentials over their partner this is an optimal outcome right?
You hit the nail on the head. Virtue signaling has become an epidemic here in the US. Hopefully, greater minds will prevail as people begin to rely more on the internet for their educational resources.
I have purchased hundreds of items from Amazon and have yet to discover one of the items being fake. I think this problem is blown out of proportion by consumers who lack common sense or are proponents of further regulation of Amazon. I suppose the proponents’ argument is we have an obligation to these consumers who can’t differentiate between junk and non-junk because not everyone has two eyes and a brain behind them. Some people are blind etc. which actually is a fair point now that I think about it..
Amazon could require all sellers to send in their product for review to confirm it’s validity. This would add additional costs but the costs could potentially be offset from the positive response from consumers who have had issues discerning product realness.
I agree with your statement up until you point your finger at tax cuts. Tax Revenues are at an all-time high BECAUSE of the tax cuts. Look it up before making erroneous statements.
I’d rather have all the population eat than half the population starve and the other half make $60k/yr w/ benefits.