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Re:Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on th... by slg on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:14PM (#23982865)
>Amazon has a view of what it thinks is best for the US. That view is informed by its own self interest.

This doesn't follow. The argument above is that Amazon is a amoral corporation that seeks to make money to the extent that the law allows. Amazon is not considering what is in the best interest of the country. It is acting in the best interest of Amazon.

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Re:Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on th... by controversy on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @04:52PM (#23991483)
Those are not necessarily at odds. Amazon does not want to collapse the US. If it did, it would collapse too.
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