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Dear Jeff Bezos, instead of firing me, protect your workers from coronavirus

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174 points jbegley | 1 comments | 03 Apr 20 15:20 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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legitster ◴[03 Apr 20 16:23 UTC] No.22770856[source]▶
I don't understand what is expected here. Nobody can get masks or sanitizer. What little there is is getting redirected to hospitals. It's not even a money thing.

This person is advocating boycotting Amazon and going to local grocery stores instead. What the hell? How is that better?

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dehrmann ◴[03 Apr 20 16:33 UTC] No.22771007[source]▶
You can't get blood from a stone.

This reminds me of a class of housing advocates who insist a higher minimum wage or rent control will solve housing problems. No, you still have 1 unit for 1.x people; the overriding issue is supply.

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1. viklove ◴[03 Apr 20 19:13 UTC] No.22772991{3}[source]▶
Oh that's cute, you think we don't have enough housing. No, the problem is that wealthy individuals hoard housing and refuse to allow people who need it to access it. A wealth tax would likely solve the problem entirely.