Why Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Is More Evil Than Walmart and McDonald’s

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60. Just recently became an Amazon Prime member.

They also opened a warehouse very close to me. We are talking about almost 1000 jobs. Seasonal workers were being hired end of last year for 10.50/hr. In this area it is acceptable money. Many would like that pay. They are also believed to have hired over 150 people at above state wage averages at this facility alone. The figures are not out to back that up yet. I believe they are still waiting for it to be fully staffed. They are shipping orders. Floridians not willing to find out how to bypass the state "use tax" will now be paying 6% state tax on their purchased. Before this factory opened Floridians were not paying taxes on their online Amazon purchases. There is still an easy loophole around this but most people simply aren't aware. The property Amazon purchased for this venture was providing under 2000/year in property taxes by way of agricultural tax laws. It was useless to the community. While I am sure Amazon will be paying no or almost no property taxes for the foreseeable future, the state taxes alone will amount to over 2000 a day. I get it that doesn't go straight to the county but the county itself will benefit greatly in so many other ways. The area Amazon has opened is now seeing growth. Numerous other business are opening up. Including other distribution centers.

Fight for unions as you should. But to claim "worse than Walmart" is foolish. The reasons given in your op don't reach the level of that claim. Please let me know where I can find an Amazon warehouse in the US today that is 100 degrees with locked doors. Just one current one please. Clearly if they are worse than Walmart they have not corrected that. You would be shocked at the number of people in Florida, working for less than $10/hr, in 100 degree heat without the luxury of shade, for 10+ hours a day, for multiple months out of the year. It is our reality. Fighting Amazon themselves is a losing battle. Fighting for collective bargaining rights is done in a completely different manner. In Florida it starts with the state.

Edit to ad: There is nothing hypocritical about supporting a non-union business coming into your back yard, using their services, while also fighting for collective bargaining rights. It is necessary for many. It is not hypocritical.