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Pledge “AmazonPayTax”

"I will Boycott all Amazon products but only if 5 other people will do the same."

— Allan Challenger (contact)

Deadline to sign up by: 7th May 2012
13 people have signed up (8 over target)

Country: United Kingdom

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It is estimated that Amazon has avoided paying Corporation tax in the UK of up to £35 million per year having relocated it's European HQ from London to Luxembourg in 2007. See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-... This is £35 million for teachers, nurses etc that has to be found from elsewhere. Amazon has been a serial tax evader at home in the US but is only one amongst many huge corporations to do this. This is becoming a huge problem for every country in the world as elites seek to 'enclose' more and more of the wealth of the world. We can hit back by not buying their products and choosing other providers who have are taxed on their profits in the country in which it is made. Act now and make a pledge to Boycott Amazon until it pays it's fair share.

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  • I've been boycotting Amazon since the Wikileaks saga. I used them frequently before this but had no hesitation in canceling my account with them. Their tax avoidance just makes me more determined never to use them again.
    Jo, 3 weeks ago. Abusive? Report it!
  • Thank you for supporting my Pledge to boycott Amazon products due to their tax evasion / avoidance policies - I have been having a lively correspondence with the company!
    One thing I will miss is being able to download e-books onto my Kindle - I ahve found websites (eg Feedbooks) from which 'free' eg out of copyright books can be downloaded - but so far have been unsuccessful in working out how i can download e-books from other sites onnto my Kindle - if anyone has any idea ldo let me know ( I found a site called Calibre which seemed promising in that it can convert between different operating systems used on different e-books but was confounded by the DRM systems used) - still a minor problem really - actually feel liberated and free to explore other options other than Amazon

    regards

    Allan
    Allan Challenger, 2 weeks ago. Abusive? Report it!

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Current signatories (Green text = they've done it)

Allan Challenger, the Pledge Creator, joined by:

  • Bob Ellard
  • Patrick McGinley
  • Ruth Conlock
  • Thomas Hackett
  • Patricia Howarth
  • Steven Duckworth
  • Morag Cumming
  • Kate Burn
  • Jenny Shepherd
  • Edward Crompton
  • Jo Urquhart
  • David Charles
  • 1 person who did not want to give their name, who has done the pledge

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