Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to American food banks

[Andy823]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/tech/jeff-bezos-food-bank-donation-coronavirus/index.html


New York (CNN Business)Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-work Americans who are losing their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Amazon (AMZN) CEO donated to Feeding America, a Chicago-based nonprofit with more than 200 food banks across the United States.

Bezos posted to Instagram a photo of a food bank, captioning it, "Even in ordinary times, food insecurity in American households is an important problem, and unfortunately Covid-19 is amplifying that stress." He noted that restaurants are closed, and many churches that provide free meals are closed too, because of social distancing mandates.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Finally he's stepping up.

[underpants]

2. From his yacht?

Well that must have a killed a few minutes yesterday afternoon. What to do now......

[MontanaMama]

3. Right?

I’d like him more if he gave his employees health insurance. It’s a business write off after all. Oh wait...Bezos doesn’t pay federal income taxes. I forgot. Nevermind.

[babylonsister]

6. Who cares? I'm glad he stepped up. nt

[USALiberal]

8. Wow, $100 million donation requires an insult? Weird. nt

[underpants]

12. No I'm just taking a shot at him.

No biggee

[ck4829]

21. +1

[Beringia]

4. Another of Bush's thousand points of light baloney

[redstatebluegirl]

5. The one percent know their gravy train is ending.

That is a drop in the bucket for a guy who paid no taxes.

[qwlauren35]

7. It's a decent amount.

I hope he will do right by his employees though. It would cost less than $100 million.

[librechik]

9. "I know my employees could certainly use the help" no one heard him say. n/t

[DFW]

10. The Kochs, Sheldon Adelson, the Mercers, make so such donations, and no one says a peep about them

But the second one billionaire donates a decent-sized sum without any prodding, he's scum because he didn't didn't donate ten times that? Bezos didn't even say "enjoy it, because that's all you're getting out of me."

I have been giving several hundred bucks a year to the Vermont Food Bank because a guy who used to run the state is a friend of mine, and recommended them. I must REALLY be evil.

[Brainfodder]

11. Those 2 days of pay (not joking) must really hurt!

...oh right no taxes? So more like 1.33 days probably?

It is gross.

[Reader Rabbit]

13. Big whoop.

Call me when he starts paying his employees a living wage, providing them with paid sick leave and health coverage, and paying his damned taxes.

[nolabear]

14. Good! I'm not in favor of insulting a good deed

by snarking about someone not having done a better one, or having done it sooner. It discourages further good deeds.

[Andy823]

20. Exactly

I think everyone who is giving deserves a thank you no matter who they are.

[Raine]

15. Its about time he did something for someone

he needs to do better for his employees.

[dalton99a]

16. Bezos knows dead people can't buy from Amazon

[Maeve]

17. Our local food banks need help, too

Please kick in if you can. (Yes, I sent a check the other week)

[Voltaire2]

18. Living wages. Hazard pay. Sick leave.

Oh right, those changes would impact his ability to accumulate billions at his current rate.

[4now]

19. Good for them