An example of ‘cartel socialism’ They spend money to buy politicians - get all sorts of government kickbacks - no normal business can compete.
I read one estimate that they get $140,000 worth of government tax breaks etc for each employee..
Not anything to do with the old-fashioned ideal of free-enterprise.
And just to get you thinking - socialism is actually a form of capitalism - except you are forced to invest.
Capitalism is where people pool their money to do things they can’t do on their own. Under socialism, you are forced to pool money via taxes..
Under ‘cartel socialism’ they buy political influence so they don’t have to be good at business..
“I read one estimate that they get $140,000 worth of government tax breaks etc for each employee..”
I call bullshit.
Cite and example.
Amazon is the epitome of capitalist enterprise with a commie CEO.
>>An example of ‘cartel socialism’ They spend money to buy politicians - get all sorts of government kickbacks - no normal business can compete.
https://theintercept.com/2017/11/02/amazon-amendment-online-marketplaces/
THE “AMAZON AMENDMENT” WOULD EFFECTIVELY HAND GOVERNMENT PURCHASING POWER OVER TO AMAZON
David Dayen
November 2 2017, 11:35 a.m.
...Language buried in Section 801 of the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is being hashed out in a conference committee with the Senate, would move Defense Department purchases of commercial off-the-shelf products to “online marketplaces.” Theoretically, that means any website that offers an array of options for paper clips or office furniture; in reality that signals likely dominance for Amazon Business, the company’s commercial sales platform.
Section 801 stipulates that the program should be designed “to enable Government-wide use of such marketplaces.” Scale, then, is key. Over time, this change would give platforms like Amazon access to all $53 billion in federal government commercial item purchases.
“It seems like Amazon wrote it,” said Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, which has written critical reports about Amazon in the past. “It will accelerate the transfer of more and more government spending to Amazon.”...
“Capitalism is where people pool their money to do things they can’t do on their own. Under socialism, you are forced to pool money via taxes.”