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Originally Posted by teh603
A book sold for a higher price commands more tax revenue, which can be used by the government to pay off debt. At least in theory.
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True, but there's a point at which the prices are so high that the net taxes are actually reduced.
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Originally Posted by stonetools
How much does Amazon contribute to the Spanish economy or building up local Spanish infrastructure? My guess is zero.
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Unless you consider the benefits to a population when more people read (which seems to happen when prices for popular books remain low). Reading can improve creativity, it can drive new concepts, it can unify disparate social groups--all of these have a positive effect on an economy (though not necessarily one which is easily quantifiable).