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Originally Posted by darryl
Nice political rant, CommonReader. Do you now have anything to contribute that is actually more than marginally relevant to the topic?
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Companies like Amazon and the way they operate are a political issue. If you want to claim otherwise then you should look at the UK, where companies like Starbucks and Amazon are facing a political backlash even from traditionally business friendly, conservative parties, for the way they conduct their business.
Amazon itself is under investigation by the EU commission for receiving illegal subsidies from the nice tax arrangement they have with Luxembourg.
These are political issues that have to be addressed in political terms.
It's also obvious that Amazon's PR tries to portray publishers as greedy. It is legitimate to point out that Amazon operates on the basis that financial advantages to the consumers shall be financed by their suppliers, not by Amazon itself.
Finally, the basis for this thread is a piece by an author who rants about class and elites. It is ironic that you accuse my contribution of being a "political rant" when the very basis for this thread is exactly such a "rant" as well.