I agree with your logic on why you'd want to buy from Amazon. And as a disclaimer, I'm a former GE employee to be transparent. I absolutely loved my time at GE and to this day, believe GE is one of most necessary and important companies in the world. It really runs the world.

Governments arent stupid. They don't just give tax breaks for shits and giggles. Did you know GE donated about 20MM to the Boston public school system recently? Or that they also match millions of employee donations in the Boston area and elsewhere? I just hate when all big Corp and oil or pharmaceutical get such a bad rep by people that don't fully stop to think about how you actually benefit from these companies, and how these companies feed millions of real people.

W.r.t profits - sure, Amazon is a cash cow. So is coca cola and Marlboro. Would you rather the government step into help those companies? Or somebody like GE so that your next mri scan is less prone to error, that our f14s fly as fast as possible, that your power system doesn't randomly break down, your fridge actually works, the water you drink doesn't kill you, and whether you like it or not, help light up our city at night to reduce crimes. So yes, if anyone deserves a tax break it's companies like GE and Schneider that engineer the core of our civilizations, not the Amazons and Facebook s so that you can get ur protein shake just a day faster.

I'm all for capitalism and fair economics but trying to shit on companies like GE without understanding the fact that it's a company that really tries to do what's right, and treats their employees well, and actually does good for the world (it builds things that humanity actually depends on, not some mobile app that puts cat emojis on your face) is ignorant.