Compared to the income and general sales tax hikes, the Amazon levy is penny ante stuff.

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Most Ponzi schemes are penny-ante affairs, such as chain letters, that bilk their victims out of a few dollars each.

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By the standards of professional sports, poker is distinctly a penny-ante game.

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