Fun debate going down between @SenWarren and @amazonnews
Let me try to be objective as possible about this:
- Amazon doesn't have the obligation to pay anymore tax than what is demanded upon them and they are outstanding at doing this.
Let me try to be objective as possible about this:
- Amazon doesn't have the obligation to pay anymore tax than what is demanded upon them and they are outstanding at doing this.
https://twitter.com/amazonnews/status/1375247759414992897
- at the same time, they engage in some borderline dishonest activities when it comes to tax minimization (not evasion). For example, Amazon knew they should've been paying sales tax instead of 3rd party merchants, but they also knew that not doing so gave them a leg up against
brick and mortar retail. So they pointed their figure at the merchants and said "they should be collecting" until the Supreme Court ruled that they had to collect.
- Congress doesn't do enough about Amazon and e-commerce for a couple of reasons:
- Congress doesn't do enough about Amazon and e-commerce for a couple of reasons:
A) as Warren said, lobbyists
B) your typical congressman is totally befuddled by e-commerce and FBA
C) Amazon can "buy" congresspeople by putting fulfillment centers in their districts/states
B) your typical congressman is totally befuddled by e-commerce and FBA
C) Amazon can "buy" congresspeople by putting fulfillment centers in their districts/states
I tried really hard to make a law happen after I spoke before Congress, but I gave up.
I may do a post on that as it's kind of interesting, but yeah. That's why this is the way it is. Don't know why Amazon is rattling Warren's cage, putting more eyes on this stuff. /thread
I may do a post on that as it's kind of interesting, but yeah. That's why this is the way it is. Don't know why Amazon is rattling Warren's cage, putting more eyes on this stuff. /thread
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