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Attacking Amazon for operating within its constraints to maximize profit seems silly to me. It is programmed to do nothing else.

I say instead, attack the concept of capitalism (infeasible) or fight the fight in the battleground of the political sphere - vote and openly support candidates that want money out of government.

Yea, finding one is hard, I agree.

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I agree that it's insane to expect Amazon to behave differently than what's expected of a contemporary American corporation™ (aka: pure profit extraction, no consideration for local social conditions or the greater social contract.)

But rather than accepting Amazon's mundane corporate naughtiness, we should be vigilant and outspoken about it. The corporate norms we have now in North America are not etched in stone; we can inveigh against shitty behaviour while also doing what you suggest: electing better politicians and pursuing fairer tax policy.

Putting a tax on Amazon is, in fact, part of the fight against capitalism.

I agree, which is why I hope Seattle people don't give up the fight here.

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