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> That said, I think GP is expressing skepticism that the total $10B figure comes from Bezos' personal fortune rather than being a spending plan for AMZN's busi

by inerte 7y ago

> That said, I think GP is expressing skepticism that the total $10B figure comes from Bezos' personal fortune rather than being a spending plan for AMZN's business. The article doesn't exactly make this clear. Yep, more along these lines. Lots of people are latching on the "tax break" but I thought I made a larger point about where the $10b figure is coming from. That's part of my cynicism: Bezos gets to write a great headlines with big rounding number like $10b, but I wonder what kind of creative accounting will be applied here.

loeg 7y ago
It's also quite possible it's not $10b upfront, but rather a non-binding commitment to contribute $10b over some number of years.
- dantheman 7y ago
  I'd bet it will be over a number years -- it'd be next to impossible to spend 10b in year in any reasonably responsible way.