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Old 03-20-2011, 12:17 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by rhadin View Post

Unlike others, I am not a fan of Amazon. I used to be, many years ago, but my opinion evolved as I saw Bezos imitate Steve Jobs's attitudes. I also dislike, very much, Bezos's attitude towards collecting sales tax. He's already doing it on every agency ebook he sells, so it clearly isn't a major business disrupter. But he prefers to have every taxpayer subsidize his business rather than just the ones who buy from him. (By which I mean that the local governments have to make up for the lost revenue so they increase everyone's taxes, which means I who don't buy from Amazon, in addition to paying sales tax on my purchases also now have to pay a portion of the Amazon buyer's taxes.)
I'm confused. Amazon includes sales tax for states that require it for online purchases, I thought. If you pay sales tax, how is that lost revenue for local governments? Unless Amazon keeps the tax and doesn't return it to the local government, which doesn't seem right.
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