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It may already have been resolved: the article said that you couldn't pre-order the Lego movie, yet I just looked at Amazon and it looks like you can.
One comment talked about the Walmart Effect, where their demand for lower prices from suppliers resulted in factories and jobs moving to China, shrinking the American economy. The low prices we pay at Walmart doesn't include a subsidy that we pay through taxes to support food stamp programs and other government assistance programs because Walmart also forces low wages on its workers.
There's a reason why America is faced with a 'jobless recovery': driving costs so low has destroyed jobs that won't return.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/11/media/amazon-warner
One comment talked about the Walmart Effect, where their demand for lower prices from suppliers resulted in factories and jobs moving to China, shrinking the American economy. The low prices we pay at Walmart doesn't include a subsidy that we pay through taxes to support food stamp programs and other government assistance programs because Walmart also forces low wages on its workers.
There's a reason why America is faced with a 'jobless recovery': driving costs so low has destroyed jobs that won't return.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/11/media/amazon-warner
