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To: arista
Sounds like extortion.

Really ... how? Sounds more like Capitalism. They don't have to go along if they do not feel it's in their best interests.

3 posted on 06/21/2011 3:12:11 PM PDT by softwarecreator
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To: softwarecreator
Really ... how? Sounds more like Capitalism. They don't have to go along if they do not feel it's in their best interests.

Let's say I'm starting a new business. I go to you and tell you "Invest in my business or I will steal your car."

You don't HAVE to invest in my business, but you may just be PERSUADED to by the threat of the loss of your car. That is not capitalism. It is extortion.

6 posted on 06/21/2011 3:15:51 PM PDT by arista
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To: softwarecreator

No, it sounds like fascism. Amazon wants to be exempted from the law while Amazon’s competitors aren’t. Similar to the health care shenanigans, instead of fighting to stop the internet from being taxed, Amazon says “Hey, no problem, tax everyone else the internet. Just exempt us.”

That’s the kind of ‘capitalism’ Mussolini would have loved.


12 posted on 06/21/2011 3:35:46 PM PDT by perfect_rovian_storm (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. -- G.K. Chesterton)
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