The law was designed specifically to target Amazon and other large online retailers—many called it the "Amazon tax."

这部法律是专门针对亚马逊和其他大型网上零售商的——我们可以将之戏称为“亚马逊纳税法”。

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The general rule: If you're choosing between Amazon and any other large national retailer, you'll almost always get a better deal at Amazon because of tax savings.

规则是：如果在亚马逊和国内其他大型零售商间做选择，因为无需交税，亚马逊通常会让你觉得更划算。

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The distribution facility locks Amazon into a bona fide physical presence, obligating it to collect California sales tax regardless of the Amazon tax.

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To do so, Amazon will rapidly and dramatically expand its network of distribution facilities, which ensures physical presence in those states and makes the Amazon tax in those states irrelevant to it.

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