tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post2343515480312620045..comments2024-03-28T20:28:01.733-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Dean Baker — Policy Choices, Not ‘the Market,’ Produce a ‘Small Number of Very Wealthy People’mike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-67236848570241590802018-02-23T18:35:50.045-05:002018-02-23T18:35:50.045-05:00Amazon paid just £15m in tax on European revenues ...Amazon paid just £15m in tax on European revenues of £19.5bn<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/aug/10/amazon-uk-halves-its-corporation-tax-to-74m-as-sales-soar-to-7bn<br /><br />Amazon Inc. Paid Zero in Federal Taxes in 2017, Gets $789 Million Windfall from New Tax Law<br /><br />https://itep.org/amazon-inc-paid-zero-in-federal-taxes-in-2017-gets-789-million-windfall-from-new-tax-law/<br /><br />These are financial advantages ...Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-74850472022107148632018-02-23T08:13:47.498-05:002018-02-23T08:13:47.498-05:00"We could have made Amazonpay the same sales ..."We could have made Amazonpay the same sales tax as their mom-and-pop competitors, which would mean Jeff Bezos would not be incredibly rich."<br /><br />This is BS... Amazon has superior selection and availability and fast delivery... all non financial advantages...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-35569898738956223902018-02-23T02:14:06.456-05:002018-02-23T02:14:06.456-05:00Oh come on, you're living in a make believe wo...Oh come on, you're living in a make believe world. Unfettered markets always lead to monopolies. <br /><br />As for humourless, the MMMTers are a warm hearted lot, and Matt has a fantastic wit, even if he is infuriating. Kaiveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195639305785321786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-76904861824525671272018-02-22T12:12:02.218-05:002018-02-22T12:12:02.218-05:00Hey, Dean Baker stole my themes. For how long can ...Hey, Dean Baker stole my themes. For how long can you have an exclusive IP claim on themes? (That's a joke for you humorless MMTers). <br /><br />Again, these outcomes are not the result of the "unrestrained free market" or "laissez faire".Bob Roddishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263804608074597937noreply@blogger.com