Reading the commentary section in this 2015 Vancouver Sun article about public vs private competition of retail liquor stores in BC has left me absolutely livid. Between the exaltation of BC Liquor Store's supposedly efficient/effective business model and the cries of 'oh business is so bad, business people are evil', I couldn't stop myself from writing this rant post.
Note: this rant is entirely directed at wider social stigmas evidenced, rather than the specific people who wrote the linked posts/comments.
Public vs Private entities on the open market
There are so many variations on 'Competition is good, so go compete!' (e.g. "Hard to believe that somehow private stores that pay mostly minimum wage and no benefits are struggling against government run stores that pay more than minimum wage and have benefits. // Good on the employees at the government stores for being so competitive. I have no trouble with the government stores being open on holidays/Sundays and having a cold section. This actually levels the playing field.") ARE YOU SERIOUS??
How about the jobs produced? How about supporting families?…