Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal Income Taxes

Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by diminoten on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @05:28PM (#19157761)

I never disagreed that it worked, I said it worked less well than people think.

And what you call soft money is actually called freedom of expression, and you're going to be a lot harder pressed than you think to prove that soft money works as directly as you're claiming.

Finally, no lobbying is not a substitute for "money in politics". That's factually wrong.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by Faark on Thursday February 14, 2019 @01:14AM (#19159983)

> And what you call soft money is actually called freedom of expression

Yes, those with more capital have more ways to express themselves. This is in conflict the spirit of democracy, were everyone has equal weight. And while democracy seems more resistant to such power imbalances than other forms of governance, it might still be beneficial for society to keep such imbalances in check.

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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by diminoten on Thursday February 14, 2019 @08:25AM (#19161644)

People with money do have now ways to express themselves, what's with with that? There is a floor to expression but no ceiling.

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