Time was that I loved a good boycott. But nowadays it's hard to find a corporation that doesn't do something that goes against my values; to punish every company for its various and sundry trangressions and violations would require me and my family to literally live off the land. And we all know the apocalypse that would bring about.
But Amazon is another story. With its refusal to collect sales tax from consumers, this company has managed to inflame state governments (who lose out on millions of dollars in state revenue) and businesses of all sizes (who often can't compete due to the location of their brick and mortar locations.) Sounds like an organization worthy of a boycott from both sides of the political aisle. And so I hereby affirm that I will not make any purchases through Amazon until it changes its evil ways.
Here's a recent article for some background, written by my new favorite blogger, Kevin Drum:
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/07/amazons-scorched-earth-fight-against-everyone
But Amazon is another story. With its refusal to collect sales tax from consumers, this company has managed to inflame state governments (who lose out on millions of dollars in state revenue) and businesses of all sizes (who often can't compete due to the location of their brick and mortar locations.) Sounds like an organization worthy of a boycott from both sides of the political aisle. And so I hereby affirm that I will not make any purchases through Amazon until it changes its evil ways.
Here's a recent article for some background, written by my new favorite blogger, Kevin Drum:
http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2011/07/amazons-scorched-earth-fight-against-everyone
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