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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 presidents 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
(81,599 posts)Iplayoneontv
(77 posts)I order almost everything from them. (Yes, I am aware of what they are doing. I don't have a car.)
MADem
(135,425 posts)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
(63,221 posts)ANYBODY about not paying taxes.
Fucking moron!
Loki Liesmith
(4,602 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Bump and Rucker.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)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
(100,104 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,988 posts)He's probably considering a special new tax for online businesses only. Gotta make up for tax breaks to billionaires somehow, yunno.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)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
(58,724 posts)Same guy owns WaPo and Amazon. No further explanation needed.
Skittles
(153,199 posts)HOW FUCKING STUPID IS HE???
MADem
(135,425 posts)That's the real question....
boston bean
(36,223 posts)He is the ultimate projection artist as well as con artist.