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Startup Flees To Seattle Amid Amazon's Tax Fight

Posted by timothy on from the game-theory-of-taxes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "SF-based comparison shopping startup Shopobot was caught in the fight between Amazon, big-box retailers, and politicians over collecting of sales tax for online purchases. So what did the entreprenurs do? Flee to Seattle, right next to Amazon HQ, where marketing affiliates have a chance — because Amazon already collects sales tax in WA." And if you must flee, Seattle's a nice destination.

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  1. shopobot founder here.. by davemshopobot · · Score: -1, Troll

    Hi everyone - This is Dave, one of the http://www.shopobot.com/ founders! Let me know if you have any questions.. Happy to chat! (you can also contact me at davem at shopobot.com)