Computer, Gaming, Internet & IT • Re: Der Amazon - Thread

Zwar nicht ganz das gleiche Thema aber neben der Tatsache, wie viele Leute versuchen, Amazons Gunst zu erlangen und sie anzulocken, hat es durchaus auch direkte Konsequenzen, wenn man ihnen - etwa abgabentechnisch - zu nahe kommen sollte:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/tech ... s-tax.html

After intense lobbying by local businesses and a bold threat by Amazon to curtail development in its hometown, the Seattle City Council on Monday approved a smaller and more limited tax on big companies than originally envisioned.

The new tax — dubbed the “Amazon Tax” by locals — will fund affordable housing and homeless services in a city whose economic boom, driven in no small part by Amazon, has priced many residents out of the area and forced some onto the streets.

Amazon, which halted two major expansion projects in Seattle in protest over the larger tax increase, said it was disappointed even with the smaller tax package, although the company said it would restart the planning process for one of its new buildings. It was still exploring the possibility of subleasing a second building that a developer is currently building.

Ist zwar natürlich das gute Recht der Firma aber unterstreicht ihren Einfluss schon massiv, wenn ihr Protest alleine ausreicht, die Ausgestaltung der Gesetzgestaltung zu verändern.

Statistics: Posted by HalberHannes — 03 Jun 2018, 17:19

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