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Originally Posted by CommonReader
Tax loopholes for large corporations cannot be closed easily by single governments.
The "everyone is doing it" argument is rather lazy and it ignores that negative public perception of a company can hurt a business quite seriously.
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But it does imply that if you have a problem, you should be taking it up with the government. And stop pretending their perception is anything more than a social issue.
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Walmart tanked in Germany not least because it was seen as a bad employer and Starbucks has been hurt after being called out for its aggressive tax avoidance in the UK.
Book buyers may even be more sensitive with regard to such issues than customers of a discount store like Walmart.
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Maybe, maybe not. But you just jumped to a random conclusion, so I will have to ignore it anyway. Again, this is a social issue, since legally they are doing nothing wrong. (Until and unless new laws are enacted, at which point I have a feeling Amazon will make sure to be compliant. Bezos isn't stupid.
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