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> If your own state government is something you happily and comfortably state is "outside your control", getting fired by Amazon is the least of your problems.

by shabda 17y ago

> If your own state government is something you happily and comfortably state is "outside your control", getting fired by Amazon is the least of your problems. Sure, however if Amazon is a significant revenue stream on my website, I know and track Amazon policies. I don't track all sales law changes with my regulator. Hence, I would assume if Amazon come to know of a regulatory policy which might affect me, I expect them to send me a warning email, and not after you close my account. (I dont use amazon, but I think AMZN didnt do that via http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1176132 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1176132 )

sokoloff 17y ago
That attitude is putting the onus of watching out for your own best interest onto Amazon. IMO, you should be looking out for your own interest more than Amazon should.
- pyre 17y ago
  That may be true, but Amazon was obviously involved in trying to get this bill stopped, or changed. Wouldn't it have been worth Amazon's while to appeal to their Colorado associates to petition their legislators on this issue while the bill was still being considered rather than waiting until after it was already enacted?
  - sokoloff 17y ago
    I'm sure that possible course of action occured to them and, based on the fact they didn't choose to do it, they decided it wasn't worth their while. I'm sure Amazon is looking out for Amazon, as they ought to be.
  - dwwoelfel 17y ago
    They may be worried about political reprisals and investigations. For example, Humana faced a federal investigation when they sent out a mailer with statements that contradicted claims by Senator Baucus. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32954068/ns/politics-health_care_reform/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32954068/ns/politics-health_care...)
jfager 17y ago
I don't track all sales law changes with my regulator. If you break the Amazon TOS, you maybe get your account terminated, but if you break tax law, you maybe pay fines or go to jail. Don't you think you might have your attention priorities inverted?

by shabda 17y ago

sokoloff 17y ago

That attitude is putting the onus of watching out for your own best interest onto Amazon. IMO, you should be looking out for your own interest more than Amazon should.

pyre 17y ago
That may be true, but Amazon was obviously involved in trying to get this bill stopped, or changed. Wouldn't it have been worth Amazon's while to appeal to their Colorado associates to petition their legislators on this issue while the bill was still being considered rather than waiting until after it was already enacted?
- sokoloff 17y ago
  I'm sure that possible course of action occured to them and, based on the fact they didn't choose to do it, they decided it wasn't worth their while. I'm sure Amazon is looking out for Amazon, as they ought to be.
- dwwoelfel 17y ago
  They may be worried about political reprisals and investigations. For example, Humana faced a federal investigation when they sent out a mailer with statements that contradicted claims by Senator Baucus. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32954068/ns/politics-health_care_reform/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32954068/ns/politics-health_care...)

jfager 17y ago

I don't track all sales law changes with my regulator. If you break the Amazon TOS, you maybe get your account terminated, but if you break tax law, you maybe pay fines or go to jail. Don't you think you might have your attention priorities inverted?