Trump accuses Amazon of harming US companies

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Trump accuses Amazon of harming US companies



The US president has criticized the policy of the wholesale giant, which does not collect all state taxes from Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Delaware and New Hampshire



  US President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against e-commerce giant Amazon , accusing him of damaging retail companies across the country and causing job losses in many cities and states.

"Amazon is doing huge damage to tax-paying retailers, it is hurting towns, cities and states across the United States, and many jobs are being lost!" Trump wrote in his official account.



  This is not the first time that Trump attacks Amazon, since last June he accused him of "not paying taxes" for his sales through the internet. And the president is also irritated by the harsh coverage of his policies by the Washington Post , owned by Amazon's president, Jeff Bezos, and his critical tweets with the capital's newspaper usually carry the name of the e-commerce firm.

"The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes cited as the guardian for Amazon not to pay taxes on the Internet (as they should) only gives FALSE NEWS!", Trump tweeted at the end of June.


  On April 1, Amazon began collecting state taxes for the products it sells directly, with the exception of five states that do not charge fees for the sale of goods: Alaska, Oregon, Montana, Delaware and New Hampshire .

However, the new Amazon policy does not necessarily apply to independent sellers who trade through the digital platform, which gives them an advantage over retail stores with physical headquarters.

Several states are pushing Amazon and e-Bay to force independent sellers who use their platform to collect state taxes or force them to report their sales in detail.

Trump's criticism of Amazon joins other recent ones towards the pharmaceutical giant Merck for the "abusive prices" of their medications; although in that case he reacted to the decision of the president of that company, Ken Frazier, to resign from the Council of American Manufacturers that advises the president himself.

Frazier and four other members of the council decided to leave this week because of the president's warmth regarding the racist incidents that occurred last weekend in the town of Charlottesville (Virginia, USA).

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