It's not power, it's tactics. Amazon's response is calculated to shift the debate onto ground more favorable to them. Here's the red flag: Amazon didn't even bother to argue that Warren's position was a bad idea. Instead Amazon *called her out*, blaming *her* for the loopholes she is criticizing.
Bullshitters love to shift the argument from what to do about something to whom to blame. That's because blame is the most emotionally charged way to frame any issue. That makes blame the bullshitter's home cour
As much as a despise amazon as a company, I have to be on their side here. Why does amazon deserve blame for using the tax code that exists? Do you decline tax credits and deductions and pay more than youâ(TM)re legally required to? So anyway amazon is correct - Warren is whining about the tax code congress passed. She doesnâ(TM)t like it, she can shape changes to her preferences
An example of what? Corporations filing taxes correctly? If they didnt take all the tax deductions they were entitled to take in the law, their shareholders would (and should) sue them for mismanagement.
It's an example of a loophole that unfairly benefits a business. She wasn't saying they should be prosecuted, she was saying that the loophole should be closed.
Because they feel more powerful (Score:3)
Easy.
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It's not power, it's tactics. Amazon's response is calculated to shift the debate onto ground more favorable to them. Here's the red flag: Amazon didn't even bother to argue that Warren's position was a bad idea. Instead Amazon *called her out*, blaming *her* for the loopholes she is criticizing.
Bullshitters love to shift the argument from what to do about something to whom to blame. That's because blame is the most emotionally charged way to frame any issue. That makes blame the bullshitter's home cour
Re: Because they feel more powerful (Score:2, Troll)
As much as a despise amazon as a company, I have to be on their side here. Why does amazon deserve blame for using the tax code that exists? Do you decline tax credits and deductions and pay more than youâ(TM)re legally required to? So anyway amazon is correct - Warren is whining about the tax code congress passed. She doesnâ(TM)t like it, she can shape changes to her preferences
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Again, it was Amazon that framed this as blame. Warren just pointed them out as an example.
Re: Because they feel more powerful (Score:1)
Re: Because they feel more powerful (Score:3)
It's an example of a loophole that unfairly benefits a business. She wasn't saying they should be prosecuted, she was saying that the loophole should be closed.
Re: Because they feel more powerful (Score:1)