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Originally Posted by Thor

Yep, and how much tax do they pay in the US, how do they pay and treat their employees, how big are they now that they can dominate and buy out and/or destroy startup competition (anti-trust laws no longer matter?)

Read the stories about the people doing deliveries, see how brutal they are to the whole supply chain, the effect these huge tax breaks they get for having their HQ somewhere, no money for schools, roads, police, etc..

This can also be said about Google, Apple, and countless others. If I was American I would be out protesting but then again when there is so much partisanship each side just yells at each other while the super wealthy and corporations laugh all the way to the bank.

Yes, absolutely love its convenience, efficiency, but I am wondering how many more the US middle and lower working classes can handle if these domina ting players can hold near monopolies and contribute to the decade's stagnation of the middle class and the incoming changes to the workplace with more automation and AI.

We keep ignoring this stuff at our peril, Capitalism and Democracy are only healthy if we deal with the bad side of capitalism, to make it fair and equal as possible for all to be a part of, otherwise, you'll see more populist movements will grow and they are not going to be good for anyone, left wing or right wing movements.

Some of the items you list are outdated, debunked or not true at all. Amazon pays sales tax in all states now. The tax breaks for their hq in Virginia were not large at all, and will be revenue positive in less than a year. They now pay all employees a min of $15/hour.