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Joe Biden on "Fair Share"

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    Doctor Phibes
    wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:11 last edited by
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    Nobody seems to like Amazon. Trumps freaking hates them, and now Biden's making stuff up.

    I thought you chaps liked to celebrate success? I hate to say it, but this all a little British of you, and look where we ended up!

    I was only joking

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    • D Doctor Phibes
      24 May 2020, 00:11

      Nobody seems to like Amazon. Trumps freaking hates them, and now Biden's making stuff up.

      I thought you chaps liked to celebrate success? I hate to say it, but this all a little British of you, and look where we ended up!

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      George K
      wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:34 last edited by
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      @Doctor-Phibes said in Joe Biden on "Fair Share":

      Nobody seems to like Amazon. Trumps freaking hates them, and now Biden's making stuff up.

      He's joining AOC, Harry Reid, Bernie Sanders, and many others in making this shit up.

      What's unusual is to see Amazon push back.

      Steve Jobs, iirc, made the same point years ago (paraphrasing): "You think it's unfair? You guys made the laws. If you say it's unfair, change the law."

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Larry
        wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:25 last edited by
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        Democrats aren't able to connect the dots, and really don't care to learn. They come up with ideas meant to pander for votes, then crow about it, then when the consequences of their foolishness hit, they blame it on the right.

        For example: they pass a law requiring banks to make home loans to people who don't qualify for home loans, and then constantly remind everyone how they made homeowners of the "little guy". It takes a few years for the effect of this to hit, by then there's a Republican in the White House. The mortgage industry collapses when all these people who didn't qualify for a mortgage but got one thanks to the democrats have to be foreclosed on, the economy tanks because of it, the democrat solution - raise taxes and blame the republicans. The worst part of it is their inability to u derstand that raising taxes does not mean more money gets collected.

        Another example is medical insurance and the health industry. Things were fine until democrats passed laws limiting competition between insurers, drowned the I dusty in silly regulations, took over thi us by creating the HMO crap... then when they had damn near ruined things and driven the cost of health care sky high, here come the democrats pandering for votes by coming up with Obama care and pushing "single payer" bull shit.

        Democrats are morons. I'm talking about the politicians they pick, and the ideology they've bought into. I'm sorry, but you have to be a stone cold idiot to think the Democrat ideology works.

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          taiwan_girl
          wrote on 24 May 2020, 15:24 last edited by
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          While Mr. Bidens thought may be okay and it gets good coverage, Amazon is completely correct.

          It is the same with regular taxpayers - it would be foolish not to take advantage of all legal ways to save taxes.

          Amazon is correct - the problem is not with them. It is with the Congress and President.

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            Mik
            wrote on 24 May 2020, 15:37 last edited by
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            I should like to see all the loopholes Biden personally takes advantage of. But amazon is absolutely correct...do not blame me for following the laws you enacted.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              89th
              wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:26 last edited by
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              Exactly, does Biden voluntarily pay more in taxes than he owes?

              Somewhat reminds me of the border wall debate, I often think, does this rich politician not have a fence around their house? Do they not lock their doors? Do they not have the right to enforce their property border?

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                Klaus
                wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:30 last edited by
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                A company that doesn't try to minimize their taxes isn't "fair". Such a company is just stupid and is likely to disappear from the market.

                Every tax policy that's legal is fair game.

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                  Horace
                  wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:41 last edited by
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                  I made that same point when TDS folk were aghast at Trump saying his low tax bill was because he was smart.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    xenon
                    wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:42 last edited by
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                    I’m not even in favor of corporate tax, so....

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                      Horace
                      wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:43 last edited by
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                      We're going to have to revoke your lefty card.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 24 May 2020, 16:47 last edited by
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                        Xenon is by no measure a lefty anyway. But he might be a VAT guy.....

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • G George K
                          24 May 2020, 00:34

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Joe Biden on "Fair Share":

                          Nobody seems to like Amazon. Trumps freaking hates them, and now Biden's making stuff up.

                          He's joining AOC, Harry Reid, Bernie Sanders, and many others in making this shit up.

                          What's unusual is to see Amazon push back.

                          Steve Jobs, iirc, made the same point years ago (paraphrasing): "You think it's unfair? You guys made the laws. If you say it's unfair, change the law."

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                          Doctor Phibes
                          wrote on 25 May 2020, 11:29 last edited by
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                          @George-K said in Joe Biden on "Fair Share":

                          @Doctor-Phibes said in Joe Biden on "Fair Share":

                          Nobody seems to like Amazon. Trumps freaking hates them, and now Biden's making stuff up.

                          He's joining AOC, Harry Reid, Bernie Sanders, and many others in making this shit up.

                          Don't forget how they scam the Post Office and by extension the American taxpayer.

                          I was only joking

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