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Interesting, almost all of these issues are social issues (LGBT rights, immigration policy, etc), but third from the bottom they slipped this in: "Counterfeiter
by chipperyman573 7y ago
Interesting, almost all of these issues are social issues (LGBT rights, immigration policy, etc), but third from the bottom they slipped this in: "Counterfeiters should receive stronger penalties under federal law." and go on to talk about how bad counterfeiting is for americans.
- jaynetics 7y agoThat is not the only point that contrasts with the feel-good parts in a really strange way...
- n4r9 7y agoI dunno, I think corporations talking about social issues stands out more because it's contentious. If I was to try and broadly categorise the topics: - min wage: economic - climate: environmental - energy: environmental - diversity: social/business - lgbt: social - immigration: social/political - govt tech: political - facial rec: legal/social - counterfeiting: legal - data: legal/political - tax: legal/business
- farisjarrah 7y agoThey're taking a stand on things they have little to no control over. This way they can signal their virtue to us, but not actually have to take action. 100,000 electric vans is easy for Amazon, they can just throw money at the problem. As far as regulations are concerned at this point any regulations, like stronger penalties for counterfeiters, only help to entrench Amazon's positions. Amazon can definitely afford more regulations, however, this makes it much harder for smaller businesses to grow. This is very much like how Facebook is giving lip service to privacy these days. Facebook already has all the data, so by pressuring the government into making privacy laws they are further entrenching their positions by making it harder for new entrants into the market.