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President Trump Slams Amazon For 'Causing Tremendous Loss To the United States' (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tussle-continues dept.

President Trump escalated his attack on Amazon on Thursday, saying that the e-commerce giant does not pay enough taxes, and strongly suggested that he may try to rein in the e-commerce business. From a report: The president took aim at Amazon's tax contributions, its use of the US Postal Service and practices that put "many thousands of retailers out of business!" The accusations aren't new. The tweet was likely prompted by an Axios story on Wednesday that claimed Trump was weighing "going after" Amazon over alleged antitrust activities or violations of competition laws. The Axios story appeared to contribute to a selloff of Amazon stock Wednesday, with Amazon shares dropping 4.4 percent, even though Trump's disdain for Amazon and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, was already well-known. Bezos owns The Washington Post, whose coverage has been less than glowing about the new president, which may be a factor in Trump's attacks. Trump's tweet, in full: I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!

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  1. Use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that, literally, why they exist?

    1. Re:Use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think that he thinks that the USPS delivers Amazon's stuff for free using Unicorns.

    2. Re: Use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, known as the Postal Clause or the Postal Power, empowers Congress "To establish Post Offices and post Roads".

      But you deplorables know the constitution inside and out... lol

    3. Re:Use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Trump's problem with Amazon is really about his dislike of Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post (Jeff owns both)

      Sweet zombie jesus, somebody report this. Some guy named Jeff owns Jeff Bezos!

  2. Am I missing something? by Scarred+Intellect · · Score: 4, Funny

    use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy

    Isn't that, like, LITERALLY their entire job and purpose to exist?

  3. Re: Lawsuit in 3... 2... 1... by rukiddingme · · Score: 3, Funny

    No one is arguing whether Amazon is good or bad, you fucking idiot.

    Trump stated that Amazon pays no taxes and it is somehow ripping off taxpayers by shipping parcels with the USPS. Neither of those is true.

    This is a discussion that involves the actions of the Orange one. Sadly, facts have no place here.