I made the decision to stop using Amazon a few years back upon discovering their tax avoidance practices. It's true: without Amazon buying books became more difficult and expensive, but I will survive.
Oh, lots of places to buy cheap books! N fact, these days Amazon is more expensive than cheap place books. Just google cheap books and you’ll see, lots of options.
A person does not become the wealthiest man in the world without being absolutely ruthless, if not outright a evil person...then at the very BEST.....amoral.
I think in the short term, Bezos is a lesser evil compared to Musk. In the long term, it's just not healthy for anyone in society to have that much wealth. The right to own property is not unlimited or absolute.
Humility is the greatest strength. It allows you to keep an open mind because humility’s means you understand that you don’t know everything. It allows growth. Trump is the farthest from humble.
"It filled my capitalistic greed driven need to have what I want immediately no matter the cost to the world! What could be wrong with that?" When personal greed is your motivation, Amazon is god!
One of Amazon’s worst practices is to monitor what goods sell the best on their site, then start making those products themselves, sell them at lower prices (because they control all the sales and pricing data) and put their own suppliers out of business. Utterly anticompetitive.
If you do not live in a suburban hub, Amazon sucks ditch water. I live in The middle of nowhere, Arizona. My Amazon orders come in the mail. There is no two day delivery, or even shipping tracking. My orders can be in my mailbox or at the local post office which is 20 minutes away or at the Kingman post office which is 50 miles away. I literally have no way of knowing until I’m at my mailbox where my order is. They literally provide nothing in their prime, everything is an add-on. They want me to pay them $120 a year for my orders to be crushed in the mail and for crap selection of television. It will never happen again, I learned my lesson, the hard way, and multiple crushed and destroyed packages later.
I do not live in a suburban hub; in fact, I live 135 miles from the nearest traffic light. Amazon is a godsend to us. After dealing with retailers that won't ship to Alaska, including most sellers on eBay, sellers that charge $80 to ship items that could fit in a business envelope, I'll gladly accept the free 1-week shipping that Amazon offers. All those places that offer "free shipping on orders over $xxx" ? None of them offers so much as a discount on shipping to my address. I hate big companies, and try to avoid them where possible, but there is no one even close when it comes to rural customers.
Same experience here in rural central Texas, as you have experienced in Arizona. The only exception is that we occasionally have rain, which means my mail delivery person sets the 24”x24” cardboard box in a mud puddle. If I need to return something, I am obligated to drive 48 miles (round trip) to a UPS drop off location, or pay $7.50 fee to have UPS pick it up from my home- the original delivery location.
'I'm so humble; I'm the humblest person you'll ever meet, which is amazing considering how incredibly successful I am, a true genius...but a very humble one. Truly.
I've never used Amazon because I believe in buying local. Local companies and their employees pay taxes, which supports schools & infrastructure. This does involve more time looking and sometimes doing without, but I don’t mind the physical and intellectual challenge of buying local. But I live in a suburb with a lot of shopping options.
@elainedaprano9130 • I grew up 8 miles from the nearest grocery store and 35 miles from a small city that had more stores. (Only 2 miles from a vet.) We just had garden, a freezer, and planned shopping for things like milk. You may want to review your options.
Tim: forgive yourself for the “humble” memory edit! Sometimes our brain dissociates to save us from moments of excruciating mental anguish. Jeb was simply being courteous as a gentleman- something that Trump has never been accused of impersonating. I hope Jeb is having a peaceful life- & campaigning for Biden!
Two sides...at least!...to evrything. On the positive side, as a disabled In a smal rural area, person, I couldn't survive without them. No exaggeration. I don't have any bad stories to share!
I'm sorry you have no real other/better option to choose from. Sadly so many high-street shops have closed, because everyone seems to shop online these days. So now I'm also forced to shop more online (as an MS patient). Luckily we have a Dutch "Amazon" variant here in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 and I'm glad they follow all our strict Government rules on being a corporation/business.
That comment Trump made about him being humble is another example of how he destroys the very core of meaning in words. It’s another example of how he creates chaos with his rhetoric, with the intention of him filling the void with him as the solution to and decider on everything.
Many business owners act like Bezos, they just are not as successful. Most corporations treat their employees like crap. Amazon made Whole Foods better, sorry to say that. Even though I see the employees are not as happy, the customers like it. I like Prime and the discount credit card and free delivery and free movies.
I hope Dana mentions books. Amazon has 80% of the market on books/ebooks. That gives them a massive amount of control, not to mention how much authors are paid, and the algorithm and star ratings has massive control of what books show up in front of customers.
I'm intrigued. I worked at a delivery station until I was so beaten up I needed an accommodation, which was denied. Were you doing anything laborious or were you in Management?
No Amazon is not a good company. I have a back injury due to Amazon testing machine equipment that caused me to be out of work for a year and a half because I couldn't walk. A year of that was fighting with my mandated Amazon approved doctor who told me I was ok to work even though I was in intractable pain. 50000 in savings gone as well as 40000 in credit card debt to cover my bills. So fck Amazon, they have made my life infinitely worse.
Lena Khan is a badass. ❤❤❤ Come on you neocons! You can't have a healthy market without competition. What are the big guys so afraid of they can't handle small time competition
I agree in principle that your wallet should not restrict your ability to vote. However, I do think that it makes sense to make voters ineligible when they do not fullfil their debts to society. For example, imagine that Rudy Giuliani, Alex Jones or Donald Trump don't pay up sufficiently, regarding the penalties they have to pay.
Brutal and underhanded squeezing out smaller competition is a common corporate model. Why did that make Amazon any worse than cvs, Costco, home depot, Walgreens etc etc al
Should we revive the Progressive Movement? Re awake Teddy Roosevelt from his slumber? Invite the Dadaists to the next RNC? Jimmy Fallon could head it up - he sold a book called "DaDa". I mean, we're already in The Gilded Age 2.0. Minus Child Labor in most States.
Changes need to happen with Amazon And bezos & other rich ppl need to be taxed! Like TICKETMASTER! (Or artists need to join forces & tell venues not to use them)
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I found the videos of Trump from his first campaign to be a real eye opener. He has aged so much! And not in a good way. He could actually smile like a normal person then; now, when he isn't scowling, his face always adopts that hideous smirk. His evil heart is showing on his face.
No Tim. Amazon has not improved our lives. And if you really are interested in the value of free markets - well that value comes from small businesses vying for customers. Immense players like Amazon can use market power in any market they choose and usually win. The destruciton of small retail via Walmart, Amazon et al, has destroyed the business districts of towns across America. So no. Some were advantaged but overall American life got worse.
@@elainedaprano9130 Well lucky you don't manage a bookstore. And by the way I am midly disabled. That is I have trouble getting around so depend on hand rails etc. But if you accept the no situation covers 100 % of Americans - then you might be able to appreciate just how both Amazon of Walmart have hollowed out our towns. Better to improve accessibility (which is better now than 40 years ago).
Um free shipping is not a convenience. Sometimes, certainly at the time Amazon started, is half the cost. I agree, Amazon has too many tentacles. I don't think ANY business, corporation should be allowed to have so many. But lets talk about the heart, the foundation of the problem instead of just one face behind it. Let's talk about unbridled predatory capitalism. Capitalism was an issue that some say allowed Hitler to rise. Yeah, let's talk about that.
When trump tried to claim there "were many many celebrities in the front row" but he "didn't want to name anyone" I forgot the reason he gave but it had to be a typical trump slice of "humble lie"
Even without knowing how bad Amazon is, as a user, I was frustrated with the changes in Amazon from my college days through my 20s. My problem now is that the alternatives to Amazon are just as bad
Saw him on " Life Styles of The Rich and Famous " As a kid , he was just a creepy , older dude that was just so schmarmy . Then to hear about his busy butt from all the speed and coke . aaaahhhhhh!!!! It just pains my soul ! After seeing Old Uncle Joe get busted for lying about his education in the 80's and his grating , yelling , arrogance ! Stood in front of him in line for coffee and Yah know the feeling you get when someone is checking you hard ? " They are both pervy , old men , who were just that , always ! Which one has killed fewer people ? OmG the dumpster is on fire !
I’m glad the Biden White House is keeping Amazon at bay. It’s an horrendous monopoly that I buy from a lot. Maybe the administration has hints of the writing on the wall in 2026. And I’m going to branch out more in my shopping, though most of my purchases are books/Kindle.
Excellent and I didn't anything about Dana but I just reserved her book at the library, speaking of another monopolist. I doubt the bezo will do anything like that. BTW, I too, cancelled prime and there were zero shakes or bugs crawling.
I live in Seattle. There is an Amazon Fresh about block away from me and an Amazon warehouse about 2 or 3 blocks away from me. I do shop at Amazon as a last resorti if I can't find what I want elsewhere. I really don't like Amazon. I especially hate what they have done with the Wheel of Time and The Rings of Power.
Actually, in POPSTAR, NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING, the Lonely Island guys sang "I'M SO HUMBLE." And that is WAY more humble braggy than anything else--like ever. Even Trump.
I went to a couple of big name retail stores over the werkend. Horrible customer service, terrible prices, terrible selection.... - I've never loved Amazon more.
Those videos of Trump 2016 are a stark difference with Trump 2024. He’s still stupid and amoral, but currently Trump looks unhealthy and unstable. He’s close to the breaking point.
Poor Donnie. First, B-listers left him . Then his mob friends left him. Then his Russian friends left him. He is left with MAGA kooks, whom he despises.
Actually I think he’s telling the truth. I think trump is extremely insecure. I think the difference is behavior. He doesn’t act humbly because that requires grace and honesty. One must give him credit, however, for his offense. They say there’s no better defense than a good offense. I think trump is a textbook case.
There's an old saying: there's nothing sadder than an old queen. I don't think that's accurate. I'd say there's nothing sadder than the old Mr. Shitzinhizpantz
I don't fault you for blacking that out, Tim!
" i have most humility, bigly humility, no one has ever had more humility"
Trump and humility should not be in the same sentence- ever
Who cares if someone has humility? Very tough to be a strong leader without having an ego
Tim, you inspire excellence with compassion in the way you speak with people. Who or whatever inspired you I wish I had 50 years ago.
I made the decision to stop using Amazon a few years back upon discovering their tax avoidance practices. It's true: without Amazon buying books became more difficult and expensive, but I will survive.
Oh, lots of places to buy cheap books! N fact, these days Amazon is more expensive than cheap place books. Just google cheap books and you’ll see, lots of options.
But amazon is likely the reason your local book stores are all dead.
@@SorbusAucubaria That's right; it's Amazon's fault, so I don't use it. Ever.
A person does not become the wealthiest man in the world without being absolutely ruthless, if not outright a evil person...then at the very BEST.....amoral.
I think in the short term, Bezos is a lesser evil compared to Musk. In the long term, it's just not healthy for anyone in society to have that much wealth. The right to own property is not unlimited or absolute.
Humility is the greatest strength. It allows you to keep an open mind because humility’s means you understand that you don’t know everything. It allows growth. Trump is the farthest from humble.
Yeah but interestingly, he seemed to actually be self-aware about it in that clip.
@@TPaine76I don't think what the reporters idea of humility is, matches with Trump's, this is the thing, about Trump he's not very well inormed.
"It filled my capitalistic greed driven need to have what I want immediately no matter the cost to the world! What could be wrong with that?" When personal greed is your motivation, Amazon is god!
Great take today thank you Rim and Dana!!!
One of Amazon’s worst practices is to monitor what goods sell the best on their site, then start making those products themselves, sell them at lower prices (because they control all the sales and pricing data) and put their own suppliers out of business. Utterly anticompetitive.
Never did use Amazon.
Hello Tim I really enjoy listening to you.
If you do not live in a suburban hub, Amazon sucks ditch water. I live in The middle of nowhere, Arizona. My Amazon orders come in the mail. There is no two day delivery, or even shipping tracking. My orders can be in my mailbox or at the local post office which is 20 minutes away or at the Kingman post office which is 50 miles away. I literally have no way of knowing until I’m at my mailbox where my order is. They literally provide nothing in their prime, everything is an add-on. They want me to pay them $120 a year for my orders to be crushed in the mail and for crap selection of television. It will never happen again, I learned my lesson, the hard way, and multiple crushed and destroyed packages later.
I do not live in a suburban hub; in fact, I live 135 miles from the nearest traffic light. Amazon is a godsend to us. After dealing with retailers that won't ship to Alaska, including most sellers on eBay, sellers that charge $80 to ship items that could fit in a business envelope, I'll gladly accept the free 1-week shipping that Amazon offers. All those places that offer "free shipping on orders over $xxx" ? None of them offers so much as a discount on shipping to my address. I hate big companies, and try to avoid them where possible, but there is no one even close when it comes to rural customers.
Same experience here in rural central Texas, as you have experienced in Arizona. The only exception is that we occasionally have rain, which means my mail delivery person sets the 24”x24” cardboard box in a mud puddle. If I need to return something, I am obligated to drive 48 miles (round trip) to a UPS drop off location, or pay $7.50 fee to have UPS pick it up from my home- the original delivery location.
I should add.. the crushed packages? We’re inside of a perfect Amazon box. So damages were done at the Amazon warehouse.
I'm VERY rural and I love Amazon.
'I'm so humble; I'm the humblest person you'll ever meet, which is amazing considering how incredibly successful I am, a true genius...but a very humble one. Truly.
I've never used Amazon because I believe in buying local. Local companies and their employees pay taxes, which supports schools & infrastructure. This does involve more time looking and sometimes doing without, but I don’t mind the physical and intellectual challenge of buying local. But I live in a suburb with a lot of shopping options.
I'm rural. I don't HAVE ANY LOCAL.
@elainedaprano9130 • I grew up 8 miles from the nearest grocery store and 35 miles from a small city that had more stores. (Only 2 miles from a vet.) We just had garden, a freezer, and planned shopping for things like milk. You may want to review your options.
Tim: forgive yourself for the “humble” memory edit! Sometimes our brain dissociates to save us from moments of excruciating mental anguish. Jeb was simply being courteous as a gentleman- something that Trump has never been accused of impersonating. I hope Jeb is having a peaceful life- & campaigning for Biden!
Finally some non orange news.😅
I'm with you Tim. I feel like Trump has always been the same, but him even knowing what humble means and smiling is different.
Two sides...at least!...to evrything. On the positive side, as a disabled In a smal rural area, person, I couldn't survive without them. No exaggeration. I don't have any bad stories to share!
I'm sorry you have no real other/better option to choose from. Sadly so many high-street shops have closed, because everyone seems to shop online these days. So now I'm also forced to shop more online (as an MS patient). Luckily we have a Dutch "Amazon" variant here in The Netherlands 🇳🇱 and I'm glad they follow all our strict Government rules on being a corporation/business.
His actual code name was “Mogul”. More ironic than “Humble” I think
How about a discussion between you and Robert Reich on inequality and modern monopolies?
I stopped using Amazon
That comment Trump made about him being humble is another example of how he destroys the very core of meaning in words. It’s another example of how he creates chaos with his rhetoric, with the intention of him filling the void with him as the solution to and decider on everything.
I just looked this book up, and it is so weird to see this book up for sale ON Amazon. haha
Many business owners act like Bezos, they just are not as successful. Most corporations treat their employees like crap. Amazon made Whole Foods better, sorry to say that. Even though I see the employees are not as happy, the customers like it. I like Prime and the discount credit card and free delivery and free movies.
It's not really free when you are paying the prime fee
WOW! This was really good. Thanks to both of you.
Excellent topic. 🙏🏻🇺🇸⚖️💙🗽
I have an extra ticket for tonight. It’s yours if you want it 😊
I NEVER use Amazon (since 2014?) 'cuz Bezos SUCKS!!
I hope Dana mentions books. Amazon has 80% of the market on books/ebooks. That gives them a massive amount of control, not to mention how much authors are paid, and the algorithm and star ratings has massive control of what books show up in front of customers.
I recently wrapped up an 8 year stint at Amazon. It’s been the best thing that’s ever happened to me.
I'm intrigued. I worked at a delivery station until I was so beaten up I needed an accommodation, which was denied. Were you doing anything laborious or were you in Management?
Not a Bezos fan, either. AS a matter of fact I'm not a fan of any billionaire that doesn't give back to the nation or some community.
No Amazon is not a good company. I have a back injury due to Amazon testing machine equipment that caused me to be out of work for a year and a half because I couldn't walk. A year of that was fighting with my mandated Amazon approved doctor who told me I was ok to work even though I was in intractable pain. 50000 in savings gone as well as 40000 in credit card debt to cover my bills. So fck Amazon, they have made my life infinitely worse.
Lol I always say on my live streams that my most awesome quality is my incredible sense of humility.
Im kidding of course, but he isn't.
Thank you, Mr. Miller & Ms. Mattioli 🕊
I have been thinking about dropping my prime membership for a while. Now i am decided. No more prime.
Lena Khan is a badass. ❤❤❤
Come on you neocons! You can't have a healthy market without competition.
What are the big guys so afraid of they can't handle small time competition
A big difference in Trump! He’s lost any bit of charm he might have had…along with any intelligence. (However meager he may have started with.)
We're going to GOSSIP about Bezos' LOVE LIFE???? SARAH? HELP! HELP! 😳
I worked for Amazon for a while - it's *totally* evil.
that was good.
more like that.
I agree in principle that your wallet should not restrict your ability to vote. However, I do think that it makes sense to make voters ineligible when they do not fullfil their debts to society. For example, imagine that Rudy Giuliani, Alex Jones or Donald Trump don't pay up sufficiently, regarding the penalties they have to pay.
Most of what AMAZON sells is junk.
Brutal and underhanded squeezing out smaller competition is a common corporate model. Why did that make Amazon any worse than cvs, Costco, home depot, Walgreens etc etc al
Bezos bashing afoot; intriguing 🤔
I think he's trying to attract the "lefties" Bill insults. 🙄
The reason he has gotten so bad is because he could not accept that he lost . He refuses to accept it as his ego cannot bear it.
Should we revive the Progressive Movement? Re awake Teddy Roosevelt from his slumber? Invite the Dadaists to the next RNC? Jimmy Fallon could head it up - he sold a book called "DaDa". I mean, we're already in The Gilded Age 2.0. Minus Child Labor in most States.
Grizzly bears would be very unhappy and DEAD.
Changes need to happen with Amazon
And bezos & other rich ppl need to be taxed!
Like TICKETMASTER! (Or artists need to join forces & tell venues not to use them)
I found the videos of Trump from his first campaign to be a real eye opener. He has aged so much! And not in a good way. He could actually smile like a normal person then; now, when he isn't scowling, his face always adopts that hideous smirk. His evil heart is showing on his face.
I found out they’ll sell key fob batteries for a specific make and model of car that don’t even fit the car. No quality control at all.
One of the Bulwarks best episodes 👌
Um, Target and Walmart are more discerning than Amazon? I'm not convinced.
Yeah- I don't use Amazon because I don't want to support his income
Never voted republican didn't hate enough people way I always felt
A better analog for Amazon than Standard Oil - the East India Trading Company
No Tim. Amazon has not improved our lives. And if you really are interested in the value of free markets - well that value comes from small businesses vying for customers. Immense players like Amazon can use market power in any market they choose and usually win. The destruciton of small retail via Walmart, Amazon et al, has destroyed the business districts of towns across America. So no. Some were advantaged but overall American life got worse.
Luckily, you are not disabled.
@@elainedaprano9130 Well lucky you don't manage a bookstore. And by the way I am midly disabled. That is I have trouble getting around so depend on hand rails etc. But if you accept the no situation covers 100 % of Americans - then you might be able to appreciate just how both Amazon of Walmart have hollowed out our towns. Better to improve accessibility (which is better now than 40 years ago).
Um free shipping is not a convenience. Sometimes, certainly at the time Amazon started, is half the cost. I agree, Amazon has too many tentacles. I don't think ANY business, corporation should be allowed to have so many. But lets talk about the heart, the foundation of the problem instead of just one face behind it. Let's talk about unbridled predatory capitalism. Capitalism was an issue that some say allowed Hitler to rise. Yeah, let's talk about that.
When trump tried to claim there "were many many celebrities in the front row" but he "didn't want to name anyone" I forgot the reason he gave but it had to be a typical trump slice of "humble lie"
Even without knowing how bad Amazon is, as a user, I was frustrated with the changes in Amazon from my college days through my 20s. My problem now is that the alternatives to Amazon are just as bad
I refuse to use Amazon for anything. It is a want not a need and totally doable
Wait, next level is separate again?
Not here on UA-cam. That's for the podcast listerners.
I threw up in mouth a little bit. 🤢
Saw him on " Life Styles of The Rich and Famous " As a kid , he was just a creepy , older dude that was just so schmarmy . Then to hear about his busy butt from all the speed and coke . aaaahhhhhh!!!! It just pains my soul ! After seeing Old Uncle Joe get busted for lying about his education in the 80's and his grating , yelling , arrogance ! Stood in front of him in line for coffee and Yah know the feeling you get when someone is checking you hard ? " They are both pervy , old men , who were just that , always ! Which one has killed fewer people ? OmG the dumpster is on fire !
Amazon's practices are what conservatives like Tim like right? Laissez-faire economy all the way...
I hate how dependent I am on amazon. Even at work we have no choice but to use AWS. I have no say.
3:21 the only thing that has changed about Trump is that he is no longer good at masking his psychopathy.
I’m glad the Biden White House is keeping Amazon at bay. It’s an horrendous monopoly that I buy from a lot. Maybe the administration has hints of the writing on the wall in 2026. And I’m going to branch out more in my shopping, though most of my purchases are books/Kindle.
Excellent and I didn't anything about Dana but I just reserved her book at the library, speaking of another monopolist. I doubt the bezo will do anything like that. BTW, I too, cancelled prime and there were zero shakes or bugs crawling.
I live in Seattle. There is an Amazon Fresh about block away from me and an Amazon warehouse about 2 or 3 blocks away from me. I do shop at Amazon as a last resorti if I can't find what I want elsewhere. I really don't like Amazon. I especially hate what they have done with the Wheel of Time and The Rings of Power.
The cognitive decline is obvious. He can’t put a meaningful sentence together. He’s incoherent. And sometimes cannot pronounce or complete words.
Actually, in POPSTAR, NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING, the Lonely Island guys sang "I'M SO HUMBLE." And that is WAY more humble braggy than anything else--like ever. Even Trump.
I went to a couple of big name retail stores over the werkend. Horrible customer service, terrible prices, terrible selection.... - I've never loved Amazon more.
I despise Amazon. If I didn't love watching movies so much I would block the site indefinitely.
20th century Trump could at least be very charming. This Trump has completely lost that capacity.
Those videos of Trump 2016 are a stark difference with Trump 2024. He’s still stupid and amoral, but currently Trump looks unhealthy and unstable. He’s close to the breaking point.
Poor Donnie. First, B-listers left him . Then his mob friends left him. Then his Russian friends left him. He is left with MAGA kooks, whom he despises.
sad, lonely, skulking... Nixonian is the word he was looking for.
Actually I think he’s telling the truth. I think trump is extremely insecure. I think the difference is behavior. He doesn’t act humbly because that requires grace and honesty. One must give him credit, however, for his offense. They say there’s no better defense than a good offense. I think trump is a textbook case.
Which is why I canceled my prime years ago and won’t purchase anything from Amazon.
She’s written the 21st century version of the 20th century Walmart story. The ugly side of capitalism 😮
I think I just threw up in my mouth!!!
Humble to mumbles
Amazon bashing? Seriously?????
There’s almost no company that deserves bashing more than Amazon.
Farted in his own face😊
Sorry only thing woke republican up too there hateful ways was trump😊
There's an old saying: there's nothing sadder than an old queen. I don't think that's accurate. I'd say there's nothing sadder than the old Mr. Shitzinhizpantz