A Forbes article titled “Amazon Should Replace Local Libraries to Save Taxpayers Money” hit the web Saturday morning, and quickly received backlash from many Twitter users including the San Francisco Public Library.
LIU Post economist Panos Mourdoukoutas argued that if libraries closed, taxpayers would save money and Amazon could open bookstores for those who’d want physical books.
“[Libraries] don’t have the same value they used to,” Mourdoukoutas wrote in the article. Arguing many things have been replaced like video rentals
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