We’re living in strange times

I am posting this in addition to a post I posted the other day where billboards had the words “get married” “reproduce”

Amazon is one of the largest companies in the world by revenue it’s actually the third. Amazon does not pay taxes and Amazon is now in the transitional state of replacing 75% of warehouse manufacturing labor with robots.

In my honest opinion it hurts the overall economy for two reasons 1. Amazon is not paying taxes therefore they’re not contributing and 2 by disrupting the labor market people aren’t getting paid meaning all of that revenue will not go back into the economy it goes entirely to Amazon

What is your reaction to that?

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Muthafukajones · 46-50, M Best Comment

Companies that replace workers with robots should have to pay the equivalent taxes that worker would have paid. A labour becomes increasingly reduced corporations will inevitably have to be taxed to recover lost revenue. Basic personal supplements from the government in the form of a basic income will have to be provided to support the population.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Muthafukajones I think that’s an absolutely fantastic solution

Roundandroundwego · 61-69

We've watched amazing coordination between Amazon putting in new fulfillment centers and warehouses and stuff we don't understand, taking out the better, nicer spaces that we had left. They pay no taxes, here, too! And people here seem oblivious. Our city government bullies the people who talk back. They're very happy with Amazon. The roads stay torn up, and Amazon was supposed to repair them in lieu of any taxes! But, no.
The shale covering these new sites came from fracking in Canada, the trucks seem to be running less, this year.
They killed the land.
They seem too well connected to touch.
Clinton said we'd need the post office to die so an Amazon could protect our information and sales. Yup. Bipartisan. Americans seem devoted to this outcome.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Roundandroundwego Amazon has the potential to become a monopoly and I don’t think people comprehend why that’s such a bad thing 😳

Quimliqer · 70-79, M

It’s sad to see so many jobs being automated!! I feel sorry for the ones who lost their employment!!

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Quimliqer it started slowly… first it was ATMs, then self check out machines. At first I thought people were overreacting when they said robots would replace humans.

But as time goes by “they” were right 😭

Quimliqer · 70-79, M

@DeluxedEdition Unfortunately in many occupations, they are!!

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@DeluxedEdition Sadly here in Canada the service sector is made up of immigrants whose first language is not English and their accents make it difficult to communicate with them. When I deal with a person behind a till very often the order is wrong. When I deal with a robot seldom is the order wrong. I am not trying to complain but I do get frustrated when my order is not correct.

IUsedToBeHere · 26-30, MNew

We live in a hedonistic, empty society, and power corrupts. Large powers have been corrupt for a long time but consumers are being made complicit through desensitisation and conditioning.

Classified · M

Will they sell to AI too? 🤔

jehova · 36-40, M

Amazon must be forced to pay taxes

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DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@FreestyleArt honestly me too

NativePortlander1970 · 51-55

It's called tax breaks for creating jobs.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@NativePortlander1970 I understand originally why they legally weren’t required to pay taxes

But now with them replacing ~75% of manufacturing labor with robots doesnt that defeat the original purpose of the tax break?

NativePortlander1970 · 51-55

@DeluxedEdition It will, however I don't see it happening any time soon.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

Disgusting

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