Currently these giants have to pay less than bricks-and-mortar retailers[1], which is why the system is unfair. Amazon pays less taxes on a book sold than a sma

Currently these giants have to pay less than bricks-and-mortar retailers[1], which is why the system is unfair. Amazon pays less taxes on a book sold than a small 1-person shop across the street. Until very recently, they didn't pay taxes in some countries at all [2] [1] http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/steueroase-luxemburg-amazon-soll-weniger-als-ein-prozent-steuern-zahlen-1.2162444 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/steueroase-luxemburg-a... [2] http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/politik/eu-amazon-zahlt-jetzt-deutsche-steuern-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-150524-99-01771 http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/politik/eu-amazon-zahlt-jetz...