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In reply to the discussion: This is what oligarchy looks like. [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,173 posts)19. Are you an Amazon excecutive?
This is exactly the kind of economic extortion that is wrong with unfettered capitalism. The extra tax requested from Amazon was a minuscule drop in the bucket of what Bezos pulls in every year. But for some, greed rules, every penny they can keep, through threats using their own employees as pawns, they will use. Disgusting how low they will go for the last scraps of profit. Even if this tiny contribution would help the communities in or around their business.
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The article is worth a read, I'm not clear after reading that how the housing would be provided.
Agschmid
Jun 2019
#1
As the law was written a lot of small companies would have paid the head tax
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#10
This revolt was spearheaded by Amazon. With a threat to NOT hire 7000 workers if this went through.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#38
Those are not much higher than the prices in south Louisiana, where the avg income is about $36k.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2019
#6
I'm presuming checking out "all that" is easier for you than finding the speaking times...
LanternWaste
Jun 2019
#35
I think part of it is many feel that current tax dollars aren't effectively spent.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2019
#39
What I don't understand is that they could also benefit from agreeing to this tax
LiberalLovinLug
Jun 2019
#26