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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by skh on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:58PM (#19156356)
Oh, because I'm a hypocrite. But my hypocrisy has nothing to do with whether or not I'm right in saying that Amazon has an outsized influence on our elections. Fortunately the truth does not depend on whether or not I'm a hypocrite.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by fuzz4lyfe on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:06PM (#19156430)
If people really oppose these tax changes why do they keep voting in the people who voted for them in the first place?

The fact is while people oppose them vocally they aren't willing to take any action to do so. People like you stay invested in Amazon while opposing it's business practices, that's just one example of many. Have a prime account, use AWS and so on and so on.

You might have a hundred million on your side but the amount of effort they are willing to put forth is maybe a facebook post so nobody cares.

It's not really a matter of outsized voices, it's just one voice isn't willing to do more than whisper.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by skh on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @03:34PM (#19156705)
It's not really a matter of outsized voices, it's just one voice isn't willing to do more than whisper.

Your perception that the power an average person holds versus Amazon is roughly equal is not rooted in reality.

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