Attacks Washington Post, Amazon over internet taxes

[struggle4progress]

By Catherine Lucey
AP June 28 at 1:25 PM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon on Twitter Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.”

Trump stated on Twitter Wednesday: “The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!”

It was not immediately clear what Trump meant by “internet taxes.” The White House declined to answer questions about the president’s statement.

Amazon.com collects state sales taxes in all 45 states with a sales tax and the District of Columbia, according to their website ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-washington-post-amazon-over-internet-taxes/2017/06/28/c41710da-5c26-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html?utm_term=.f7c01e4741dc

[dalton99a]

1. What taxes is he paying?

[Iplayoneontv]

2. Amazon definitely charges sales tax

I order almost everything from them. (Yes, I am aware of what they are doing. I don't have a car.)

[MADem]

12. If they have a brick/mortar presence in the state, and the state requires collection of taxes, they

collect.

Brick and mortar presence is a transshipment facility, warehouse, corporate offices etc.


What's bizarre about Trump's tweet is that he appears to be THREATENING Bezos w/IRS retaliation, and at the same time, he apparently doesn't understand that the GOP HATES the idea of an internet tax....they don't like any sorts of taxes if they can avoid them.

He's being an illegally threatening bully AND pissing off his base at the same time!

[smirkymonkey]

3. A). WTF is he talking about, and B). He is in no position to be lecturing

ANYBODY about not paying taxes.

Fucking moron!

[Loki Liesmith]

4. WAPO clearly has a big story.

[oberliner]

9. This is in response to the stories they just ran

Bump and Rucker.

[smirkymonkey]

11. Unfortunately, I have used up my free articles for the month, so I can't

read it. But I was referring to the fact that he believed Amazon owned the WAPO and his use of the term "internet tax".

[Initech]

5. STFU Donnie!

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Fuckhead probably tipped his hand again

He's probably considering a special new tax for online businesses only. Gotta make up for tax breaks to billionaires somehow, yunno.

[Achilleaze]

7. So the republicans no longer even try to explain the ravings

of their notorious Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, Comrade Casino.

republicans should be ashamed of themselves for colluding with the russians against America to put this dipshit feeb in our White House.

[oberliner]

8. WaPo ran something negative about Trump

Same guy owns WaPo and Amazon. No further explanation needed.

[Skittles]

10. does that treasonous bastard really want to accuse others of TAX EVASION?

HOW FUCKING STUPID IS HE???

[MADem]

13. Does he really want to THREATEN someone with IRS action for political reasons?

That's the real question....

[boston bean]

14. From the man whose used a now illegal loophole to not pay any fed taxes for over 10 years.

He is the ultimate projection artist as well as con artist.