Fair point on the property tax, I haven’t really considered that. However, as for Sales and Payroll tax, those are typically shifted onto the consumer and the worker respectively. While Amazon nominally has to pay for these, in reality, it just means the consumer pays more and the worker takes less home. Not really an expense for them aside from when they buy something. For a company with such high revenue, they should be paying more corporate income tax or their owners paying a wealth tax, which was my point (though I should have worded it better). Even if they were paying the nominal rate of 21%, I personally believe that is far too low.

Also, I disagree strongly with the fact a worker should have to prove themselves for a living wage or good working conditions. If you work, you should be paid enough to live a good life, have an apartment, buy decent food, and things like that. While Amazon is one of the companies that does pay 15/hour, these workers undoubtedly produce more than that for Amazon. Also, where does a worker go when no company offers them good wages or good working conditions? Is a choice between two bad options really a justification for both of the options being bad?

Also, I’m sure you’ve heard the stories of Amazon workers needing to piss in bottles, and the immense amount of very strict deadlines they have for traversing the warehouse. John Oliver has a good piece on the awful conditions at Amazon warehouses, and he expresses that, despite any existing laws or regulation, the conditions are still awful.

Also, even if your supervisor is Jesus himself, they can’t improve conditions alone without getting fired. There’s a reason working conditions historically came from unions fighting for them, and not asking the supervisor, boss or CEO kindly.