Amazon is reportedly shutting down the Amazon Associates Program, but ( only ) on California participants due to a bill that proposes to tax Californians regardless of where the products involved are shipped from, or shipped to. The company went on to call Governor Jerry Brown's new, proposed bill, which prompted Amazon's announced move, as "unconstitutional and counterproductive".

Duh ! !...

Granted, Amazon's move would come only after the pending bill's passage, but it also strongly signals the company's intention to do what so many have already done ~ vacate doing business in California while searching for more intelligent life forms elsewhere !...

Is this really the most effective and essential thing Sacramento has to offer now ?...

If you too think that the Govenor's plan on this topic is amazingly shortsighted, incredibly small-minded, and caters to big, out of state companies as Amazon also alleges, then ~ please make some noise ~ repost, comment, etc. ~ and check back for updates ? !...

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