Posts on Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post

I believe the debate about whether Bezos is "obligated to fund $100m+ annual losses" misses the point. He intentionally expanded those losses by millions of dollars for basic corruption reasons, so that the Trump administration would be nicer to Amazon and Blue Origin slate.com/business/202…

— Alex Kirshner (@alexkirshner.com) 2026-02-05T16:09:06.185Z

While Amazon touts the surveillance state enabled by its Ring cameras, remember…Amazon's U.S. tax bill dropped by 87% in 2025, mostly thanks to Trump's tax cuts.Meanwhile, its profits jumped by 45% to nearly $90 billion — and it announced 30,000 job cuts.Is this the world we want to live in?

— Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) 2026-02-10T18:31:14.300455Z

Trump said he would fight for “forgotten Americans.” I didn’t know that meant Jeff Bezos.Despite making $89.5 BILLION in profits last year, Amazon paid just 3.1% in taxes.This is what Republicans’ SNAP & Medicaid cuts were for.Guess that ‘Melania’ doc really paid off.

— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) 2026-02-06T22:02:08.991Z