A glaring comparison of wealth - Metallica vs. Jeff Bezos

[packman]

[marble falls]

1. Bezos thinks of no one but Jeff Bezos. Now the ex-Mrs Bezos knows how to spend money ...

... on doing good work.

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/12/16/mackenzie-scott-jeff-bezoss-ex-wife-gives-4-2bn-to-charities

MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, gives $4.2bn to charities

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MacKenzie Scott, the world’s 18th-richest person, has given away almost $6bn this year to charities, likely one of the biggest annual distributions of wealth by a living person, according to Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors [File: Evan Agostini/Invision via AP]


By
Sophie Alexander and Ben Steverman
Bloomberg
16 Dec 2020

MacKenzie Scott is giving away her fortune at an unprecedented pace, donating more than $4 billion in four months after announcing $1.7 billion in gifts in July.

The world’s 18th-richest person outlined the latest contributions in a blog post Tuesday, saying she asked her team to figure out how to give away her fortune faster. Scott’s wealth has climbed $23.6 billion this year to $60.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as Amazon.com Inc., the primary source of her fortune, has surged.

Scott’s gifts this year approach $6 billion, which “has to be one of the biggest annual distributions by a living individual” to working charities, according to Melissa Berman, chief executive officer of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.


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[TwilightZone]

4. He donated $10 billion to his environmental/climate change foundation.

And $100 million to Feeding America.

https://apnews.com/article/amazoncom-inc-race-and-ethnicity-jeff-bezos-philanthropy-coronavirus-pandemic-56154051ca19fdd80c2fc003004702b0

[marble falls]

6. He could have doubled it and never noticed it.

[TwilightZone]

7. "thinks of no one but Jeff Bezos"

Not a fan of the guy in the least, but that is patently false.

I also find it amusing that $10b isn't enough for you.

[marble falls]

8. I find it more amusing that he needs defending. Or that this paragon of virtue is fighting unions.

[Budi]

2. Cool. Now do environment & climate

[moondust]

3. U.S. avg net worth $257,581.86?

Where did they get that number? I thought around half of Americans can't afford a surprise bill for $400.

[packman]

9. I suppose they figure everything - house,land,cars,etc.

Keep in mind all those millionaires, billionaires and just wealthy people skew that average

[TwilightZone]

5. He donated $10 billion to his environmental/climate change foundation.

And $100 million to Feeding America.

Context. It's a thing.

[GOPistheEnemy]

10. So a Business Entity, Metallica, donated some money compared to an individual who did the same

pretty poor comparison unless of course one believes that Business entities are people too.

Better Comparisons would be the Business, Metallica, Donations vs Amazon Donations or the individuals that work under the name Metallica compared to Jeff Bezos donations.

Besides does it really matter how much they donate to a cause, they are both giving something, more than most can and better than nothing too.