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Why didn't Amazon pay federal taxes for the second consecutive year?Though Amazons Queens headquarters were ultimately scuppered it turns out the company is already receiving benefits from the government.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2019/feb/22/amazon-taxes-federal-benefits
This must be fixed!!
TheBlackAdder
(28,073 posts).
People shop at these sites because they are easy and CHEAPER than a box store.
They are often placed into the position of looking for the lowest-cost alternatives because the economy's money has been siphoned to the wealthy and shipped offshore in tax avoidance schemes, to be invested in emerging economies--since the billionaire class views the American economy on the decline. This is slowly causing a death spiral in our economy which will further exacerbate this situation.
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)stalks me me and makes it too easy.
Every time I do a search, top o' the list is Amazon trying to sell me something. Just for fun I did a search for "nuclear reactors" the first answer was:
Millions of titles, new & used. Free Shipping on Qualified Orders.
www.Amazon.com
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)bt the AOC bashers...
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Amazon is taking advantage of the laws the GOP implemented, which they have a fiducial responsibility to do. We need to change the rules so this doesnt happen, plain and simple. Companies like Amazon should not be paying zero taxes on over $11 Billion in profit.
Also, I shop at Amazon more for the convenience that the price advantage, but they do tend to be less expensive. They have what I need. The selection is FAR superior to what is available locally, often of better quality, and for clothing, they actually have my size in something that I actually want to wear.