You contradicted yourself there. It is legal, and therefore they are not getting out of their legal mandates. The American tax code is far from perfect, with

You contradicted yourself there. It is legal, and therefore they are not getting out of their legal mandates. The American tax code is far from perfect, with the scales favoring whoever can afford the best tax attorney. With that said, i think you are grossly oversimplifying the issue. The corporate tax rates (before the recent reforms) were the highest in the developed world. Amazon has every right to negotiate where they move their offices.