Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
@rysiek@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I don't think I have ever bought anything off of .

I do remember trying, a decade or so ago. I set up an account, and tried to get the thing I was after – but the whole experience was so utterly shit, that not only did I give up, I also put in the non-trivial amount of time it takes to make sure my account was completely deleted.

I fully intend on continuing my tradition of not ever buying anything off of BezosMart.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
@rysiek@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

I don't think I have ever bought anything off of .

I do remember trying, a decade or so ago. I set up an account, and tried to get the thing I was after – but the whole experience was so utterly shit, that not only did I give up, I also put in the non-trivial amount of time it takes to make sure my account was completely deleted.

I fully intend on continuing my tradition of not ever buying anything off of BezosMart.

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DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰ
@danslerush@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

« The Prime reasons to avoid #Amazon » on @thenewoil … and it doesn't even mention the ecological impacts

｢ Amazon is an Enemy of Civil Rights
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Small Businesses
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Human Rights and Workers
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Democracy
› This Problem Does Not Exist in a Vacuum
› Facing Reality and Taking Next Steps ｣

› https://blog.thenewoil.org/the-prime-reasons-to-avoid-amazon

#BoycottAmazon#PrimeDay
DansLeRuSH ᴱᶰ
@danslerush@floss.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

« The Prime reasons to avoid #Amazon » on @thenewoil … and it doesn't even mention the ecological impacts

｢ Amazon is an Enemy of Civil Rights
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Small Businesses
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Human Rights and Workers
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Democracy
› This Problem Does Not Exist in a Vacuum
› Facing Reality and Taking Next Steps ｣

› https://blog.thenewoil.org/the-prime-reasons-to-avoid-amazon

#BoycottAmazon#PrimeDay
Cory Doctorow
@pluralistic@mamot.fr  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
6G
@6g@mstdn.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago
@pluralistic
RE
for onshore earnings of #techcompanies with more than CAD20m in annual...

"Tax affecting tech giants like #Apple, #Google and #Amazon kicks in on Monday"

NOT TRUE, the payment (for 2022-2025) is due July 2

Only US companies that make over 20 million CAD have this 3% tax. From shopping and ads, ⭕NOT from co. like Netflix

⭕️Do other countries have similar taxes? Yes.

⭕️France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom all have tax regimes...

SEE VIDEO
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-digital-services-tax-explained-1.7573099

cut Why is Canada creating the tax? Revenue is one big benefit. The Parliamentary Budget Office estimated last year that the tax would bring in more than $7 billion over five years.  The Liberals first promised the tax during the federal election in 2019 under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, but it was delayed for years because a number of other nations wanted to work together on one, overarching digital taxation plan that could be applied in multiple countries. As the delays dragged on, Canada went ahead with its own t.  Aside from revenue, Ottawa has pitched the DST as a way to bring the tax code up to date and capture revenues earned in Canada by firms located abroad. What is the U.S. stance on the tax? The United States has been hostile to the tax from the beginning because it largely affects American tech giants. Officials have argued the tax discriminates against American companies and Congress, notoriously divided between Democrats and Republicans, found a moment of common ground in criticizing Canada's plan.  cut A number of industry experts — from lawyers to cross-border groups and commerce associations — have warned for years that the tax would strain the relationship between Canada and the U.S., with one going so far as to predict in 2023 that the tax alone would be to blame for a trade war.
cut Why is Canada creating the tax? Revenue is one big benefit. The Parliamentary Budget Office estimated last year that the tax would bring in more than $7 billion over five years.  The Liberals first promised the tax during the federal election in 2019 under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, but it was delayed for years because a number of other nations wanted to work together on one, overarching digital taxation plan that could be applied in multiple countries. As the delays dragged on, Canada went ahead with its own t.  Aside from revenue, Ottawa has pitched the DST as a way to bring the tax code up to date and capture revenues earned in Canada by firms located abroad. What is the U.S. stance on the tax? The United States has been hostile to the tax from the beginning because it largely affects American tech giants. Officials have argued the tax discriminates against American companies and Congress, notoriously divided between Democrats and Republicans, found a moment of common ground in criticizing Canada's plan.  cut A number of industry experts — from lawyers to cross-border groups and commerce associations — have warned for years that the tax would strain the relationship between Canada and the U.S., with one going so far as to predict in 2023 that the tax alone would be to blame for a trade war.
cut Why is Canada creating the tax? Revenue is one big benefit. The Parliamentary Budget Office estimated last year that the tax would bring in more than $7 billion over five years.  The Liberals first promised the tax during the federal election in 2019 under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, but it was delayed for years because a number of other nations wanted to work together on one, overarching digital taxation plan that could be applied in multiple countries. As the delays dragged on, Canada went ahead with its own t.  Aside from revenue, Ottawa has pitched the DST as a way to bring the tax code up to date and capture revenues earned in Canada by firms located abroad. What is the U.S. stance on the tax? The United States has been hostile to the tax from the beginning because it largely affects American tech giants. Officials have argued the tax discriminates against American companies and Congress, notoriously divided between Democrats and Republicans, found a moment of common ground in criticizing Canada's plan.  cut A number of industry experts — from lawyers to cross-border groups and commerce associations — have warned for years that the tax would strain the relationship between Canada and the U.S., with one going so far as to predict in 2023 that the tax alone would be to blame for a trade war.
Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS!
@MaryAustinBooks@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

"While 'Neighbors,' an app for #Amazon Ring doorbell users, usually helps people find lost pets or packages, last week saw a dramatic shift: shocked by #ICE operations in and around #LosAngeles, residents began using the Amazon-owned platform to warn their communities about immigration agents conducting searches and arrests."

Now THAT'S fuckin funny, using the fascists' own apps against them.

Like I said, LA resisters are even funnier and cooler than glitter bombs.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/how-la-residents-are-using-amazon-ring-to-thwart-ice-raids-in-their-neighbourhoods/ar-AA1GYGDr