Amazon Is Exempt From Covid Safety Procedures

[Rock And Roll]

Despite hundreds of cases across multiple distribution centers in Toronto, Amazon are allowed to remain open for business.

Meanwhile if you are a small business in Ontario (not sure about the rest of the country/world) if an employee tests positive they will have to shut down for 2 weeks and won't be able to return until they test negative for the virus. Why is it that Amazon are exempt from these rules? Are they paying hush money or are they simply too powerful and they can tell the government to slag off?

More importantly how are our precious case numbers going to go down if these distribution centers stay open and become covid hotspots? Employees catch it from each other then they go home and give it to their families. I think Amazon should be forced to shut down for 2 weeks and then all their business can be redirected to smaller, local businesses.

I really hope this blows up because it is unacceptable for Amazon to remain open while other places are forced to shut down.

 

[Nobody_Important]

I wonder how many people got their pockets lined with cash to make that happen.

 

[rorepmE]

I wonder how many people got their pockets lined with cash to make that happen.

I dunno.. but I wish I was one of those people.

 

[ManofOne]

Well clearly Bc 99.9% of our retirement plans are invested in amazon so if they don’t make money our plans will be obliterated.

And Jeff bezos dick is bigger

 

[Riven326]

I wonder how many people got their pockets lined with cash to make that happen.

Not me.

 

[cryptoadam]

Because Amazon is essential. (to politicians pocket book).

but I am sure that giant mega rich corporations aren't influencing politicians decisions on public health at all. nope no way. Corpos are always loving and benovelent and only do whats good.

 

[ExpandKong]

Four of my top five favorite local restaurants are closed forever because of stupid covid bullshit but thank god I can still order a fucking fleshlight and five pounds of gummi bears to be delivered to my door while I wait for Marvel’s Wandavison on Disney+

Where are the rioters now

 

[ManofOne]

Mega Corps are becoming to big to fail now. Amazon market cap is 7.0% of US market GDP, think about that.

 

[Afro Republican]

This is new, people have been complaining about Wal Mart and Target for months.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Believe science. believe the experts. shame on you for kil--

Ding dong.

Oh sorry, that was my Amazon delivery driver dropping off a box full of lego sets for my kids. Getting the pre-wrapped option is totally worth it.

Anway, shame on you for killing grandma! Imagine thinking that the government and megacorps are using COVID shut downs as an excuse to grind down the middle class and to rake in the cash?

 

[cryptoadam]

Wonder if the same guy who owns Amazon owns the Washington Post and can use his newspaper to print stories that would benefit his company in these lockdowns.

Nah probably a different Jeff Bezos.

 

[Rbk_3]

I am in Ontario and I still get shit I order the next day somehow

 

[DeepEnigma]

I am in Ontario and I still get shit I order the next day somehow

They have massive warehouse hubs in centralized regions.

 

[ManofOne]

I am in Ontario and I still get shit I order the next day somehow

Well of course you would. Who would want to keep "shit" in their warehouse.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Well of course you would. Who would want to keep "shit" in their warehouse.

Fertiliser merchants

 

[diablos991]

Every company should be treated the same just as every person should be treated the same.
Too bad $$$ is the discriminator in this instance.

 

[ManofOne]

Fertiliser merchants

Touché

 

[Rbk_3]

They have massive warehouse hubs in centralized regions.

Yes I know but I mean, anywhere else takes forever right now due to the pandemic. Order from Best Buy took 2 weeks.

 

[Hulk_Smash]

They know that if Amazon had to follow the same rules as everyone else, they’d be as backed up as USPS maybe worse. Nobody would have gotten their gifts on time.

That would almost certainly be the death-knell of all the lockdowns.

Keeping Amazon running and the grocery stores gives everyone the illusion that they can live with these partial lockdowns. Not enough of the gen pop knows someone who owns a restaurant or theater or sports complex to give a shit if those go out of business.

But can’t get junior’s gifts on time or grandma can’t do curbside pick up? Yep that would be the end of just about all the COVID regulations short of wearing the mask.

Ironically, this hypocrisy shows us COVID regulations are horseshit. Unfortunately, the nature of it hides that hypocrisy.