State Of Delaware Sues Amazon While State Of Delaware Throws Money At Amazon

To be specific, Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings has joined other state AG’s and the Federal government in suing Amazon while the Carney Administration’s privatized economic development scam agency continues to gift the behemoth with taxpayer dollars ostensibly for ‘jobs’.  Jobs with no strings, like worker protections and/or the right to unionize, attached.

From the Associated Press story:

U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Amazon’s home state of Washington, is the result of a yearslong investigation into the company’s businesses and one of the most significant legal challenges brought against it in its nearly 30-year history.

The Federal Trade Commission and states that joined the lawsuit allege Amazon is violating federal and state antitrust laws. They are asking the court to issue a permanent injunction that they say would prohibit Amazon from engaging in its unlawful conduct and loosen its “monopolistic control to restore competition.”

From CNN:

The states involved in the case are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.

Meanwhile, Carney and his Chamber buddies are giving money to Amazon.  This from 2020:

Delaware officials approved plans Monday to aid Amazon’s largest-ever “fulfillment center” on the site of a demolished General Motors plant west of Wilmington.

The state Council on Development Finance unanimously approved $4.5 million in taxpayer subsidies for the 5½-story warehouse over objections from a few state legislators, plus union workers and neighbors.

Then-Rep. John Kowalko nailed it:

But why should Amazon, which is run by Jeff Bezos, the richest man in America, and which earned $12 billion in after-tax profits last year, need any money from taxpayers, asked State Rep. John Kowalko (D., Newark).

“Enough is enough,” Kowalko said. “Stop these gifts to these obscenely wealthy companies.”

He also objected to the way state officials released details of the plan only after it was approved. Bottom line: “The American people are funding Amazon’s pursuit of an e-commerce monopoly.”

John Carney and cohorts are funding the monopoly while AG Jennings is challenging the monopoly in court.

Can we please get a Governor who will be on the same page as the AG?