Donald Trump has taken issue with Amazon recently, citing that they cost taxpayers money by putting the US Postal Service out of revenue.

This has set off a fiery debate on how the Seattle based company-- who got its start be delivering only books before becoming the behemoth it is now-- should be taxed, regulated, and dealt with by the federal government.

I'm not a legal or even an ethical expert, so I'm not taking sides on this issue...yet. At least until I receive credible, non-partisan facts.

But I did have to ask myself a question recently.

Why do I even use Amazon?

Well, the service is highly convenient, especially as a student, where I receive Prime at a highly discounted rate.

I can order anything from class texts to gadgets through the company, and it's very fast and relatively cheap too. For the amount of effort it takes to order something, it beats schlepping out to the store for a needed item, even if a have to wait a day or two to get it. Because let's be honest, the thought of having to trek to a store sometimes makes us procrastinate so long that we would've received the item by mail by the time we set out to get it in person.

But there are legitimate concerns I do have with the website.

I hate call centers, but because there is no Amazon "store" all issues must be resolved electronically. Problems do happen. I went to Brazil a month-and-a-half ago and purchased a 4.5/5 star power adapter to charge my phone while abroad. The product was a disaster and required me to spend about 200 reais (Brazillian money) to buy a Brazillian charging block so I could charge my phone. I'm going to Isreal in another month-and-a-half and will not use Amazon to buy my adaptor for there.

Are there ethical concerns around Amazon. Potentially yes. While traditional stores had years to adapt to online shopping before it boomed, try telling that to a laid-off employee. And while Trump may not be my favorite president, I hate even more the concept of the richest companies paying their fair share of taxes, and while much is still unknown about this, Amazon may be paying very little in the way of taxes.

Will this stop me from shopping on Amazon? Probably not completely. However, I consider myself a more informed shopper than I was even a week or so ago and may not rush to Prime if I need something quick. However, Amazon's convenience will definitely allow them to keep me a consomer of some of their prioducts, such as textbooks.