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    Help .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    It's not often I post things like this, but it is something I feel strongly about. So, if you would take a minute to sign the petition it would be appreciated.

    I'm not suggesting it'll make Amazon pay their fair share of corporation tax, but it can't hurt.

    http://www.change.org/en-GB/petition...-tax-in-the-uk

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    It's a bit pointless petitioning Amazon, a business will seldom listen to a petition unless their sales are affected and the way things are people care more about saving money than they do about standing by their convictions; People like to moan about it but when it comes to doing something about it (such as a boycott) that has a negative impact on them they will let it slide. The government should be held accountable to ensure big business pays tax in this country and that laws are in place to prevent abuse, petitioning the government and focusing on the loophole rather than an individual company would be more effective but I doubt it will make a change.

    That said, I have signed the petition as I agree with it, I just don't expect anything to come of it. 114,233 supporters now.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    It's worth signing it, enough voices raised can make a difference and epetitions can sometimes work, at least they'll know some opinions are turning against them.
    If at first you don't succeed.....redefine success. . . .

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Done
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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    done

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Quote Originally Posted by blaggard View Post
    It's worth signing it, enough voices raised can make a difference and epetitions can sometimes work, at least they'll know some opinions are turning against them.
    Exactly as apathy seems to be the norm in this country now, the public are perfectly capable of damaging Amazons business if enough people are willing, as I mentioned before something as simple as the exercising the rights they have under the distant selling regulations and ordering then returning could have a huge impact.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Signed

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    I signed, it aint as if they dont make enough profit. I will not buy from these until they pay their way.
    TAR seems to be a decent bloke!

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Signed here.
    I rarely buy from Amazon anymore, since reading about the lack of tax they pay.
    However if I do, I buy via my own Amazon merchant ID links, so Amazon pay me a % of the sale. Not ideal but at least they have to pay something out!
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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Done.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Quote Originally Posted by Bald Bouncer View Post
    Exactly as apathy seems to be the norm in this country now, the public are perfectly capable of damaging Amazons business if enough people are willing, as I mentioned before something as simple as the exercising the rights they have under the distant selling regulations and ordering then returning could have a huge impact.
    I completely agree that the public can do something, my point was if the benefit of increased sales through paying tax was insignificant compared to the tax they save by exploiting the loophole then as a business they wouldn't change their ways. Most big business is faceless and as such they have no morals, what matters to them is profits and their shareholders.

    However if the public put pressure on the government they would have to fix the system (or at least partly) which would affect all those exploiting the loophole.


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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Done.
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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Quote Originally Posted by CzarJunkie View Post
    It's not often I post things like this, but it is something I feel strongly about.
    Is that you??

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Signed.


    I also have boycotted Amazon since the lack of tax came to light. I even emailed them and informed them why, when I cancelled my Prime account. I did get a response, but it wasn't them offering to pay the tax...

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Signing petitions wont do anything.
    What do Amazon care if people are still buying from them. They are operating legally after all.

    Better to get people to rally together to boycott Amazon so it directly affects them, but the majority of Joe Public are too interested in saving a quid or two to care.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Quote Originally Posted by greaseweasel View Post
    Signing petitions wont do anything.
    What do Amazon care if people are still buying from them. They are operating legally after all.

    Better to get people to rally together to boycott Amazon so it directly affects them, but the majority of Joe Public are too interested in saving a quid or two to care.

    If you can get 100k signatures it has to be debated in Parliament. That does something, does it not?

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Not really, a debate in parliament will comprise of 10 mp's asleep while 1 witters on about tax dodging. Then they move on to the next item.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Quote Originally Posted by greaseweasel View Post
    Not really, a debate in parliament will comprise of 10 mp's asleep while 1 witters on about tax dodging. Then they move on to the next item.
    very true, if i fell asleep in a meeting i would be bollocked from here to next week but MP's can have a nice kip and let the world pass them by and its just accepted
    You know he grew up as a little shitspark from the old shitflint and then he turned into a shitbonfire and driven by the winds of his monumental ignorance he turned into a raging shitfirestorm. If I get to be married to Barb I'll have total control of Sunnyvale and then I can unleash the shitnami tidal wave that will engulf Ricky and extinguish his shitflames forever. And with any luck he'll drown in the undershit of that wave. Shitwaves.

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    Default Re: .@AmazonUK: Pay corporation tax in the UK

    Signed and slightly disturbed by the two old folk in the picture.

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    Signed and slightly aroused by the two old folk in the picture.

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