Just because they offer good deals or low prices, does not mean that they are selling at a loss. It only means that they have negotiated great wholesale prices or great shipping rates or that they have invented some other efficiency gain.
No one can sell at a loss for very long.
Amazon’s been losing money for quite a while now, IIRC.
RE: Chicago
I know we’re not supposed to post from the Onion, but they’ve published a satire called “Chicago’s Annual Homicide Drive Off To Most Promising Start In Decades” that’s actually funny, if sadly true.
The best part is you don’t have to pay tax either.