Extract from Scottish Parliament debate: Scotland’s Recovery - Mar 3
Thursday, 4 March 2021 07:04
Patrick Harvie (Glasgow) (Green):...We should remember that we are
living in an economy in which one of the richest people on the
planet, sitting at the top of a company—Amazon—is a billionaire
many times over as a result of tax avoidance and paying poverty
wages. People who work in that organisation are paid poverty wages
and are simply allowed to be exploited. Such a person becomes a
billionaire not because he works hard, but by exploiting others.
That is the structure of our economy......Request free trial
(Glasgow) (Green):...We should
remember that we are living in an economy in which one of the
richest people on the planet, sitting at the top of a
company—Amazon—is a billionaire many times over
as a result of tax avoidance and paying poverty wages. People who
work in that organisation are paid poverty wages and are simply
allowed to be exploited. Such a person becomes a billionaire not
because he works hard, but by exploiting others. That is the
structure of our economy...
(North East Fife) (LD): ...We have
also been critical of the Government’s willingness to pay out
millions in economic support to firms such as Amazon, while letting down small
home-grown businesses here. Under our proposals, our high streets
would be able to compete on a level playing field with online
rivals...
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