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PETRUS

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8. I don't disagree, but...

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 07:31 PM

Aug 2020

Hoping for morally laudable behavior from billionaires is no way to run a society. It's totally inappropriate that the law is written in such a way that accumulating anything even close to that amount of wealth is possible at all, as far as I'm concerned.

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'Amazon's Jeff Bezos Becomes First Person Ever Worth $200 Billion' [View all] appalachiablue Aug 2020 OP

Think of the good he could do with that much money. He could change the world for the better. Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #1

Bezos would be remembered well if he did more with the $; appalachiablue Aug 2020 #4

Majority is in stock so basically on paper jimfields33 Aug 2020 #10

He needs to use $ for the greater good, imo. SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2

He should, his resources could do major things & appalachiablue Aug 2020 #5

Indeed! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #6

I don't disagree, but... PETRUS Aug 2020 #8

It's corrupt as hell, but until the tax laws are changed... appalachiablue Aug 2020 #11

Misleading. AZ8theist Aug 2020 #3

When he got divorced his ex got half comradebillyboy Aug 2020 #7

How much does he donate per year and BigmanPigman Aug 2020 #9

Well no wonder the "i-am-worth-10 billion" Serial Liar is so jealous of Bezos! onetexan Aug 2020 #12

Protesters W/ Mock Guillotine Outside Bezos DC Home, Worth $200 Bill, Makes $4,000 Per Second appalachiablue Aug 2020 #13