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Not just a few, Amazon has more workers than any of the 10 smallest states and more revenue than the GDP of the smallest 30 (individually, not summed).



I meant entire states, not just state employees. Some states have fewer residents than Walmart and Amazon have employees.


I think that says more about the state's being defined badly than about the companies.

There's a lot of people nowadays, and the government representation and power should be updated to match


Revoke the statehood of stuff like Wyoming annd Delaware[1]? Certainly doesn't feel all that unreasonable.

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[1]: Hm, maybe gotta wait four years for the latter.


Me too, sorry if that wasn't clear. Amazon has more workers than the smallest 10 states have people.




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