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I've always wondered what it's like. Wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say to myself, "I personally have enough money to end world hunger for thre
by danjoc 9y ago
I've always wondered what it's like. Wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and say to myself, "I personally have enough money to end world hunger for three years." And then not do it. Instead, just go off to work, a little spring in my step, knowing the US government would foot the bill for food stamps for my employees instead. While 600,000 children starve to death worldwide in the new year. I wonder how that would feel? Would I be conflicted about it?
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- rdm_blackhole 9y agoWhen you have 100B surely, you can spare some to help. I understand that you need to be rewarded for creating a company that employs a lot of people but there has to be a time when you have to ask yourself, why would you want even more money at this point? I don't have a million, let alone a Billion and yet all I can think of when I imagine having this kind of money is how many lives I would be able to improve by giving some of it.
- foxyv 9y agoWhen I read or hear this thought I always think of the Futurama episode where Bender uses the Egyptian alien slaves to build a giant statue of himself that yells "Remember Me!" and breathes fire.
- whb07 9y agoThen what happens after those 3 years? Nevermind what would happen if Bezos liquidated 100% of his stock. There are side effects of him creating such wealth. Maybe you can’t see them directly but they are there. Advances made in tech allow for people everywhere in the world to benefit. Look at smart phone penetration which allows people knowledge, greater communication, etc. None of this comes about by what you’re commenting on. Take a look at the Gates foundation and how many tens of billions which are pledged by the world richest. It’s very easy to judge and comment from the stands. I’d love to see what your daily activities are to help the world’s poorest. I’d dare say what they want is a job that comes from foreign investment rather than a sack of UN grains for the month’s rations.
- danjoc 9y agoIt seems you guys missed the point of the comment. It's not a generic rant about Bezos being rich. That would be against HN posting guidelines. Bezos has enough money to feed the world BUT doesn't even pay his own employees enough to feed themselves. "Evil corporations" like AT&T and Comcast have taken their Trump tax windfall to pay bonuses to all hands. Amazon takes the money and pockets it... while their employees are food insecure.
- hkmurakami 9y agoHow do we know he's not giving significant amounts anonymously? Also a more pertinent decision is how much of the federal budget goes to foreign aid, and its effectiveness. Those dollars include taxes from the likes of Bezos
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- 8note 9y agoit's probably not much different than waking up and saying "I personally have enough wealth to keep 100 people fed for three years" and not do it.