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Jeff Bezos made around $10 billion in the last 15 minutes. (Original Post) DanTex Jan 2020 OP
How much money do you need? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #1
Or pay his workers more and hire more people. meadowlander Jan 2020 #2
Which makes for more discretionary spending which means...... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2020 #3
With all those people participating in sharing their profits with him, is it any surprise? ehrnst Jan 2020 #4

OAITW r.2.0

(24,288 posts)
1. How much money do you need?
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:37 PM
Jan 2020

If I were Jeff, and I most certainly, am not I would invest the money in area's that would help the society which has allowed him to reap so much money. If he can't or won't, the incremental income on these incredible returns ought to be taxed at a rate that helps sustain the golden goose.

OAITW r.2.0

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3. Which makes for more discretionary spending which means......
Thu Jan 30, 2020, 06:46 PM
Jan 2020

more orders/profits for Amazon! I really can't believe that the guys who profit so much can't figure out that adding more money to the middle class budget via rising salaries and minimum wages isn't self-fulfilling for a consumer based economy. It's not like this money will be invested or put in the money market...it's going to prime the consumer pump.

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