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Amazon did exactly this recently. The costs of the new digital services tax were immediately passed on to suppliers. Amazon won't be paying a cent of it.

Of course legislation could - and should - go after Amazon in other ways. But it makes the point that you don't want lawyers trying to define corporate taxation policy, because too few lawyers have the first clue how to define policy with no loopholes and real teeth.



What is to be gained by reducing Amazon's profits? Less stuff able to be bought online?


Increase competition by allowing local businesses without megacorp productivity leverage to compete on price.




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