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Why should Amazon have to pay for a fire department that it will never possibly need? It's certainly in Amazon's interest that their customers have access to t
by Anechoic 15y ago
Why should Amazon have to pay for a fire department that it will never possibly need?
It's certainly in Amazon's interest that their customers have access to those local FD's. Even if one doesn't agree with the FD example, those sales taxes also pay for local roads and surely Amazon makes use of those.
(Lest I be accused of being a hypocrite, I do pay the local sales tax for internet purchases via the Massachusetts 'safe harbor' provision for small purchases and itemized listings of my larger purchases with my state tax filings)
- yummyfajitas 15y agoAmazon doesn't use local roads. Fedex, UPS, etc do. Those companies all have a local presence and (presumably) pay their taxes to the state in which they operate. The taxes are then passed on to Amazon or the consumer in the form of higher prices on shipping. As for local fire departments, I use Pivotal Tracker. Should Pivotal Labs be forced to pay Maharashtra taxes since it's in their best interest that my company not burn down?