I wonder how different the conversation would be if editorial style guidelines dictated that headlines were written as “Government Assesses $0 in Federal Taxes to Amazon”http://fortune.com/2019/02/14/amazon-doesnt-pay-federal-taxes-2019/ …
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i was clear that it's their legal behavior that concerns me, and i see it as a political problem. i don't have to hate amazon to think they have an unfair advantage
Ah, I misread. My original point was: if you believe their tax strategy is legal, then reframing headlines would direct attention where it should be: at the government who is setting the tax code.
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i think the headline is accurate and captures the situation perfectly, and it's naive to think amazon doesn't influence government policyhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/how-amazon-became-one-of-washingtons-most-powerful-players-1529509628 …
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It isn’t practical to stop lobbying...you can only flip it from legal to illegal. It is practical to simplify regulations to close loopholes, thereby limiting politicians’ ability to grant favors.
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