Where do you buy your textbooks? One of the best places to buy your textbooks would be Amazon.com - easy to find, various types of books in stocks, and cheap compared to regular bookstores. Personally, I've used it only once but my friends seem to use the website pretty often. Amazon doesn't only sell things online but offline as well. The article "Why Texas legislators should reject a special tax exemption for Amazon," written by Ronnie Volkening, talks about the dilemma that Texas legislators is facing.
According to the article, Amazon has operated a large distribution center with a significant amount of tax benefit in Irvine, Texas. They are willing to create 5000 more jobs from 119 jobs if their offer is accepted. The offer seems to be somewhat presumptuous. Amazon wants the legislators to exempt it from the sales tax collection laws.
Ronnie brings out some good points in his article. He points out that if the legislators accept their offer, it would set a bad precedent and harm the reputation of Texas for not being fair. Yes, I totally agree with this. Everyone wants to be special and enjoy benefits. If the legislators says yes to the offer, what about other companies?
Moreover, I like how he tries to convince the audience by repeating 'Texas.' He definitely knows who the audience would be - Texans - and tries to use this fact pretty well, especially when he argues that "Yet here comes an out-of-state company, which already has an unfair competitive advantage over Texas companies, seeking a carve-out that only applies to them."
He ends up his article by saying that the legislators should look at the bigger image, not small profit that might be earned by accepting the offer. It is a very clear, straight forward and convincing article (to me, at least). The fact that he is the president of the Texas Retailer Association tells the readers his credibility.
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