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> he wasn't entitled to He actually was entitled to it. His earnings in 2011 were below $100,000. I'm all for keeping people honest, but let's not lie.
by hervature 4y ago
> he wasn't entitled to
He actually was entitled to it. His earnings in 2011 were below $100,000. I'm all for keeping people honest, but let's not lie.
- clort 4y agoOoh, his "earnings" See, in 2010 he was worth $12.6 billion. In 2011 it was $18.1 billion. Then in 2012 went up to $23.2 billion. These figures apparently come from Forbes, who calculate this stuff.. see https://www.therichest.com/lifestyles/jeff-bezo-years-earned-highest/ https://www.therichest.com/lifestyles/jeff-bezo-years-earned... I guess he didn't "earn" that money though.. so would definitely have been entitled to a benefit for folk who don't earn so much? My bad...
- Spivak 4y agoLook, I’m all down for a wealth tax but under our current system this doesn’t count for anything. If my house doubles in value from $200k to $400k I didn’t make $200k in income in the eyes of the tax man. The fact that the criteria for the payout was just income and not a combination of income and assets is the fault of the people writing the legislation.