I don't want to see the USPS go away as I think they supply a valuable service but giving Amazon absolute priority sure doesn't seem like mail neutrality. So Amazon gets a privilege that no one else has access to and doesn't have to pay extra(?) for it? I would expect the 2-day package I...
On the last two orders I just placed a few days ago, Amazon appears to know and use the local tax rate (7%) and not just use the state-wide tax rate (4%). This is where some have argued that Amazon is now in support of sales tax for online orders because they have the size to implement it but...
Why cool beans? I can think of many good reasons that Amazon should take a hit and plenty of bad ones too but none of the good reasons I can think of have to do with finally paying sales tax other than using their size and infrastructure to drive out competitors because it is more costly for the...