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The entire big box economy is a big honking subsidy to people with cars living in the suburbs by the poor, the singles, the seniors, the urban, the cyclists.
It only works because of the highways and the parking lots and the infrastructure paid for by everyone (road taxes do not cover the cost of the roads) and enjoyed by the drivers. The companies charge twice as much for small packages as big ones because they can; the purchasers without cars and access to the big boxes, the ability to drive between the Walmart and the Costco and the Price Club, don't have a choice.
Read on for Treehugger's reasons. Is bulk buying bad after all?
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Does Buying in Bulk Save Money, or is it a False Economy?
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(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Tuesday September 26 2017, @09:16AM
Not sure about where you live, but here cycle lanes are paid for out of property taxes. Most people don't cycle more than 10 miles from where they live, so the taxes are generally paying for cycle lanes that they can use. The proportion of the lanes that are paid for by cyclists depends on where they live and that varies hugely between locations, but here around 50% of people cycle to work as their primary means of transport and more cycle less regularly - there are very few people who don't cycle at all. And, of course, everyone benefits from improved air quality in the city.
This really can't be understated. One of the few things that pretty much all economists agree on is that the best way of improving the economy of a developing country is to build roads.
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