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Slate: Amazon's Tax Stance Unfair and Unethical
theodp writes "We've talked before about Amazon's reluctance to collect sales tax, with Jeff Bezos going so far as to say it's unconstitutional. So it's not too surprising to see Amazon support a California referendum to repeal sales tax for online retailers. Slate's Farhad Manjoo loves buying from Amazon and would hate to pay higher prices, but says the e-tailer 'has no intellectually sound arguments against collecting taxes from residents — by all ethical and civic standards, its position is unsound.'"
In America at least, the entire tax system is broken. To continue to support it in its current incarnation is -- by al ethical and civic standards, an unsound position. Hey Jeff, let's start with the premise that the entire tax system needs a complete overhaul and move forward from there.
Life is not for the lazy.
There is zero logic in your statements. The sales tax does not punish anyone more or less than anyone else. It is a percentage. The total amount of money you have is irrelevant, as it should be with all taxes. If you feel you are not making enough money, do something about it. I know that is terrible...taking responsibility for yourself. by your idea, penalizing successful people is a good idea. You want to steal others hard work. That is totally unfair and hurts those who work the hardest to get ahead.