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[Oersted]

As you probably know, Internet taxes don't exist.

It is most likely his angered response to WP revealing that he has a fake Time Cover hanging in his golf clubs

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1397973&page=1

President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon on Twitter Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.”

Trump stated on Twitter Wednesday: “The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!”

It was not immediately clear what Trump meant by “internet taxes.” The White House declined to answer questions about the president’s statement.

Amazon.com collects state sales taxes in all 45 states with a sales tax and the District of Columbia, according to their website. State governments have sought to capture sales taxes lost to internet retailers, though they have struggled with a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that retailers must have a physical presence in a state before officials can make them collect sales tax.

More here

https://apnews.com/57ecb9df4432457a91a34f4782aa2829

Lock if old

 

[Maxim726X]

I wonder why Spicer is having a hard time finding a replacement?

What could it be...?

 

[John Dunbar]

It was not immediately clear what Trump meant

words to live by.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

This country is going down the series of tubes.

 

[Sephzilla]

This country is going down the series of tubes.

 

[ZekeThePlumber]

That makes them smart.

 

[kirby_fox]

It reads them not paying internet taxes is fake... so they do pay them?

Either way it's technically a true statement because there's no such thing as an internet tax... it's just a nonsense one at that.

 

[D4Danger]

find the Fox News segment he watched for context

 

[CrocMother]

This country is going down the series of tubes.

 

[Shadybiz]

Okay...what Fox & Friends story did he get this from??

Edit: Dammit, beaten!

 

[ChrisD]

That makes them smart.

this only applies to him tho
that's how things work



I don't know why, but it's really bothering me that
FAKE
NEWS
IS
IN
CAPS
when
NOTHING
ELSE
IS

 

[CraigerGamer]

Start shorting Amazon stock now folks. Trump will be stepping on them as much as possible due to Jeff Bezos not being a supporter of the Administration. You think Trump is going to let the Amazon/Whole Foods merger through? No way. There has never been a more petty political figure in the White House and he will stop at nothing to make sure Amazon bleeds.

 

[kamineko]

This country is going down the series of tubes.

Oooh-whee

 

[Netherscourge]

In before:

Jeff Bezos: "Ok, Donald. I'll show you mine if you show me yours."

 

[Game Guru]

So not only do we not know what Trump means by "Internet Taxes" but also that Amazon nowadays does indeed pay the require sales tax in all states that have a sales tax. Chalk this up to Donald Trump spreading actual fake news while calling the truth fake.

 

[Akuun]

Internet tax = obligatory cat pictures?

Someone post that tweet about the whole Trump cycle about him shitting himself and undercutting the White House about it.

 

[Trojita]

“The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!”

I don't understand what this is supposed to be implying either.

 

[The Kree]

The American president is a genuine imbecile. I feel like maybe he reflects poorly on the rest of us.

 

[Patryn]

Okay...what Fox & Friends story did he get this from??

Edit: Dammit, beaten!

He just wants to attack the WaPo for calling out his fake Time cover nonsense.

 

[Slayven]

His dementia is accelerating

 

[HTupolev]

The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!

Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

 

[CrocMother]

Is Trump going after Amazon now? Is that a thing?

 

[Ourobolus]

I don't understand what this is supposed to be implying either.

I think he means "The Guardian" like the newspaper

or there is a Cerberus-like beast hanging outside of Amazon HQ named #AmazonWashingtonPost

 

[Username1198]

Whose guy is this?!?!?

Someone come get his dumb ass.

Is Trump going after Amazon now? Is that a thing?

Yes, that's how I see it. Amazon owns Washington post, who own trump on an hourly basis, so he figures he's gonna tax Bezos into losing.

 

[ultracal31]

Is Trump going after Amazon now? Is that a thing?

Perhaps he's jealous that Amazon actually has good deals?

 

[NateDrake]

His tweet is a word salad. What the hell does that tweet even mean?

 

[Htown]

LMAO at the last sentence of the AP story:

In a break from presidential tradition, Trump has so far refused to release his federal tax returns.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

words to live by.

This sentence should be included in all future U.S. History school books.

 

[Skatterd]

I...really can't parse this

 

[hydragonwarrior]

I think America can regress far enough to elect the Series-of-Tubes guy to be President. Make it happen guys!

 

[Trojita]

I think he means "The Guardian" like the newspaper

or there is a Cerberus-like beast hanging outside of Amazon HQ named #AmazonWashingtonPost

Did I miss something though? Why is he combining Amazon and Washington Post together?

 

[Couleurs]

To make Trump look even dumber, Amazon has been lobbying for laws to force all retailers to collect taxes on internet sales.

So he's whining about Amazon not following a nonexistent law that Amazon is already trying to get established.

 

[True Underdog]

The president and a small group of people know exactly what he meant.

 

[Shanlei91]

He's talking about Themyscira and he's right - they pay neither offline nor internet taxes.

 

[Ourobolus]

Did I miss something though? Why is he combining Amazon and Washington Post together?

Bezos owns both.

 

[epmode]

Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

Absolutely.

 

[avaya]

It sounds like he just recently found out that Bezos owns the Post. He is such a clown.

 

[greycolumbus]

I wonder if he remembers that he met Jeff Bezos multiple times.

 

[Bronx-Man]

“The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!”

Wait

so is he saying Amazon and/or WaPo aren't paying internet taxes

or is he saying that reports of AmaWaPo not paying internet taxes is fake, therefore meaning they have been paying them entire time?

 

[charpunk]

Did amazon mess up his order for the “How to be a president for dummies” book?

 

[Akuun]

I...really can't parse this

It's probably best not to try too hard.

It doesn't make sense to put more energy into trying to understand his shit than he puts into writing it.

 

[sflufan]

I think America can regress far enough to elect the Series-of-Tubes guy to be President. Make it happen guys!

That will be somewhat difficult to do as former Senator Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash in 2010.

 

[Intheflorsh]

He should call the Cyber Police and report this.

 

[Trojita]

I think America can regress far enough to elect the Series-of-Tubes guy to be President. Make it happen guys!

You'd need a Necromancer to do that.

 

[BatDan]

I think America can regress far enough to elect the Series-of-Tubes guy to be President. Make it happen guys!

Unless we can create zombies, that won't happen.
He died 7 years ago.

 

[Ithil]

Bezos owns both.

And because he's a massive crook who operates everything in a shady manner, he cannot comprehend someone else owning two things and not having them be some kind of crooked alliance bending rules.

He projects.

 

[Netherscourge]

The "Man in the High Castle" is cutting a little too close to home for Donald.

 

[Ourobolus]

And because he's a massive crook who operates everything in a shady manner, he cannot comprehend someone else owning two things and not having them be some kind of crooked alliance bending rules.

He projects.

Yep

 

[Skinny Pete]

This man is losing his mind by the hour.

 

[Paches]

I think America can regress far enough to elect the Series-of-Tubes guy to be President. Make it happen guys!

He is dead.