Amazons Work Conditions Are Miserable, and We Don't Have Jobs for Poor People

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In contrast to a corporation like amazon, pays an absolute miniscule amount compared to the amount of sales that they have. It has led to wealth of an individual of mister basos, that is completely unprecedent. At the same time, amazons work conditions are miserable. Amazon plays our cities and states against each other. And so we have this remarkable phenomenon. The very richest person in the world is getting thrown tax brakes, tax cutscomplete the tax as property interstructure,. all to try to attract amazon for those jobs. We don't have jobs for poor people, though they'll work in miserable conditions inside your your warehouses. This probably is important to reflect

The recent publication of The Pandora Papers, a trove of 12 million financial documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, has once again shone a spotlight on secret offshore accounts and tax loopholes. The papers contain the financial dealings and global influence of billionaires, world leaders and politicians, plus many more. They also highlight how ineffective governments can be in preventing manipulation of tax rules for the gains of the super rich. In order to understand how this imbalance occurs and how it fits into the global financial picture, journalist Razia Iqbal spoke with Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world's most foremost economists, to pick through the paper trail.

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