Robert Reich: 'While Amazon adds 5,000 warehouse jobs it destroys 50,000 retail jobs.'

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8. Two things at a minimum must change

1. Amazon purchases must be taxed at the state and local sales tax rate where the product is delivered or, in the case of large purchases were using a low tax state as a drop is beneficial, the residency of the purchaser. This should apply to all internet purchases.

2. USPS should closely look at its relationship with FedEx and UPS for final door delivery in rural areas. Are they pricing this service high enough to justify how it undercuts the rest of their business model.

Any other unfair advantages does Amazon have? You obviously have more delivery people (USPS, UPS, FedEx) related to this business model and that helps with the labor difference.

Other possibilities - Are all the externalities of a delivery modeled in the price (additional packaging destruction of trees and disposal, additional energy usage (not sure if this is the case).

Just because it is a more efficient model than brick and mortar should not exclude it from use to save jobs. How far does a willingness extend to reduce efficiency to help jobs? I would prefer we consider things like tariffs for imported goods/services first before attacking the Amazon business model.