The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hidden Tax”

Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by jandrewrogers on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @02:14PM (#37769325)

You are confusing unrelated things. As used here, "MFN" refers to a common type of term found in standard business contracts that have nothing to do with the WTO or the government. This discussion is about Amazon's use of MFN terms when contracting with ordinary domestic businesses.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by da_chicken on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:45PM (#37770588)

That's not what you used the term for. If there is conflating going on, it started with your post.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by jandrewrogers on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @04:39PM (#37771402)

Nothing I wrote suggests your interpretation. The US government uses MFN terms in domestic vendor contracts in the same way Amazon does. This was plainly obvious in context, since the term was introduced in relation to Amazon. It has nothing to do with international trade and nothing I wrote implied that, "MFN" is a standard term if art in ordinary vendor contracts.

You are the only person that introduced the notion that this had anything to do with the WTO, international treaties, etc.

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