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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by ravenstine on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:15PM (#19155815)
I doubt many people would pass up a "pay no taxes this year" card if they were given one.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by Scriptor on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:18PM (#19155838)
Most people do not have the resources to lobby for that sort of tax system. Amazon, and other corporations, do.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by xienze on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:48PM (#19156229)
> Most people do not have the resources to lobby for that sort of tax system.

EVERY argument about what is "morally right" w.r.t. paying taxes is a matter of perspective. To you, what Amazon is doing is immoral. To someone worse off than you, what you do routinely on your taxes (deducting mortgage interest, student loan interest, etc.) is immoral.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by nradov on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:16PM (#19156528)
Many people pay zero income taxes. And individuals can also carry forward certain losses from previous years, just like Amazon and other corporations.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by qudat on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:26PM (#19155947)
Lobbying is not the problem, the problem is the system that allows itself to be lobbied.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by tivert on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:41PM (#19156135)
> Lobbying is not the problem, the problem is the system that allows itself to be lobbied.

The problem is both. It is a problem that people lobby for selfish policies that ignore the needs of others, and it is a problem that the system sometimes listens to them.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by diminoten on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:46PM (#19156201)
Yeah, because Amazon was around in early 20th century...
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by tivert on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:38PM (#19156090)
> I doubt many people would pass up a "pay no taxes this year" card if they were given one.

Sure, but if that opportunity was given to everyone, it would only take a few years to make the case for taxes crystal clear to even the most selfish person. In the meantime, much damage would be done.

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