Amazon and their shareholders. Either this will make them a lot of money are cut into their profits. Not my concern.
No, not just the shareholders....
It will be the subscribers who pay...and if Amazon raises prices on prime products to cover the deep discounts being offered to welfare recipients, then subscribers will bolt and I certainly hope that they do.
Although I understand discounts for military and elderly, I have never especially liked it when a business caters to any particular segment of consumers...perhaps it is because I feel I am always the one doing the subsidizing...neither I nor my family ever qualify to be in any favored groups.
Frankly I think discounts to welfare moms will just encourage more government assistance seekers (we laready have 1/5 on foodstamps)...and IMHO that makes these discounts outrageous—welfare recipients with high-end electronics such as obama smart phones to order over priced treats which can arrive in 1 or 2 days—I felt the same way when all the area restaurants became foodstamp friendly. Why are foodstamp recipients frequenting fast food restaurants where food is more expensive?
I think food stamps should cover bare necessities and be available for people who are truly destitute—not folks able to afford streaming on Amazon and ordering of overpriced goodies and toys. We have come a long way from government cheese.
What next? Reduced airfare on Southwest?