[Avodah] super stores

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:12:53PM -0700, saul newman via Avodah wrote:
: [frum] stores whose side effect is putting economic duress upon smaller
: shopping outlets?     in one sense it benefits the tzibbur to have cheaper
: prices, but disadvantages store owners who might otherwise be richer...

... which in turn disadvantages the tzibbur. The tzibbur needs successful
stores that stay open. The proprietor needs to make not only parnasah, but
enough success to put up with the risks and effort of being a shop owner.

Just saying, one can't make a halachic argument for any particular economic
system based on what people need. Every system's proponents believe they're
backing the one that best serve's those needs.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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