Tue May 28, 2019, 08:21 AM

demmiblue (30,170 posts)

MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity after Amazon divorce

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - MacKenzie Bezos, the former wife of Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, pledged on Tuesday to give away half her fortune to charity, following a movement founded by billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates.

Bezos, whose former husband is the world’s richest man, was one of 19 people on Tuesday to sign the “Giving Pledge,” a campaign announced in 2010 by Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Buffett and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates. It calls for the super-rich to give away more than half their fortunes during their lifetimes or in their wills.

“In addition to whatever assets life has nurtured in me, I have a disproportionate amount of money to share,” MacKenzie Bezos said in a statement. “My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care.”

The fortune of Jeff Bezos was estimated by Forbes magazine to be $131 billion this year. Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos divorced earlier this year.

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MacKenzie Bezos pledges half her fortune to charity after Amazon divorce (Original post)	demmiblue	May 2019	OP
Wonder what "world domination in retailing" Jeff Bezos will do?	democratisphere	May 2019	#1
Why should he care?	Loki Liesmith	May 2019	#2
I am sure he doesn't care.	democratisphere	May 2019	#3
Continue to take	MontanaMama	May 2019	#4
nothing...	Javaman	May 2019	#5
I always suspected that people said they were libertarian	calimary	May 2019	#6
Yes.	redwitch	May 2019	#7
why not give some to fund taking back our country from rightwing radical agendas?	beachbum bob	May 2019	#8
Good on her.	JohnnyRingo	May 2019	#9
How about a load of what's left used to help elect people	Bengus81	May 2019	#10
Its great an all that she is doing this. She doesn't have to.	LiberalLovinLug	May 2019	#11
This message was self-deleted by its author	Initech	May 2019	#12
Except she JUST signed this pledge	maxsolomon	May 2019	#13

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 08:28 AM

democratisphere (17,235 posts)

1. Wonder what "world domination in retailing" Jeff Bezos will do?

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Response to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 08:30 AM

Loki Liesmith (4,316 posts)

2. Why should he care?

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Response to Loki Liesmith (Reply #2)

Tue May 28, 2019, 08:34 AM

democratisphere (17,235 posts)

3. I am sure he doesn't care.

MacKenzie Bezos is certainly the "better half".

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Response to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 08:35 AM

MontanaMama (16,601 posts)

4. Continue to take

dick pix?

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Response to democratisphere (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:43 AM

Javaman (56,711 posts)

5. nothing...

I truly believe he's a sociopath.

also, I have heard he's a libertarian. they kind of go hand in hand.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 10:56 AM

calimary (61,604 posts)

6. I always suspected that people said they were libertarian

because they were too embarrassed to admit they voted GOP.

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Response to calimary (Reply #6)

Tue May 28, 2019, 11:14 AM

redwitch (14,420 posts)

7. Yes.

I think so too.

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Response to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 11:31 AM

beachbum bob (10,437 posts)

8. why not give some to fund taking back our country from rightwing radical agendas?

to me people like Gates, Buffet, etc run away from REAL social justice

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Tue May 28, 2019, 11:48 AM

JohnnyRingo (15,512 posts)

9. Good on her.

Does my heart well to see such selflessness these days.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 01:03 PM

Bengus81 (5,886 posts)

10. How about a load of what's left used to help elect people

Who give a SHIT about all of us that aren't billionaires,multi millionaires or a millionaire?? If this NEO CON destruction continues we don't have to worry about SS running out of money,it will be in the dumpster long before that happens,same with Medicare.

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Tue May 28, 2019, 02:05 PM

LiberalLovinLug (12,351 posts)

11. Its great an all that she is doing this. She doesn't have to.

But isn't that what is wrong with this unfettered capitalism? Where there is no limit to ones accumulation of wealth?

This is the Republican wet dream. Where all social spending is stopped. And churches, and billionaires, will fill the void out of the goodness of their hearts. Of course only to the charities that they decide are worthy enough, Christian enough. Or in the case of billionaires, the ones that would directly affect their own loved ones.

Where only a few pet charities, the "sexy" ones, get the funding. Things like SS and unemployment insurance, medicare, public schools, etc.. struggle to survive.

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Response to Initech (Reply #12)

Tue May 28, 2019, 03:31 PM

maxsolomon (23,733 posts)

13. Except she JUST signed this pledge

So calling it a "con" is a little premature. And cynical.

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