Yes, he made the announcement on Instagram, on a holiday.
Given the memes about Bezos not putting enough of a proportion of his wealth into social causes, $10B is a bit more significant.
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Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change
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Yes, he made the announcement on Instagram, on a holiday.
Given the memes about Bezos not putting enough of a proportion of his wealth into social causes, $10B is a bit more significant.
It would be more effective for Bezos to lobby a broad wealth tax increase targeted at the billionaire class, so we could broadly address climate change at the state level. 10B is a grand gesture but personal charity is not sufficient to tackle a problem of this magnitude.
That's nice and all. People committing money to a good cause isn't a bad thing. The problem here is that the future of the planet shouldn't hang in the balance at the whims of the ultra rich.
Good on him for finally putting more in than a couple of pennies.
But i hope he didnt just create the fund so people talk about "Bezos` Earth".
But i hope he didnt just create the fund so people talk about "Bezos` Earth".
We shouldn't have to rely on the charity of the ultra rich to save the planet.
Why is that concept so difficult for some of y'all.
You can still want to eat the rich while cheering on the pre-eaten rich people for doing the right thing for once. The guy still treats his workers like dirt. Massive contributions like this should be expected of billionaires since we are facing a crisis that many of them had a hand in.
Exactly. When I'm as rich as Bezos, I will prefer to make sure my $$ go to proper charities/initiatives and not leave it up to the government's discretion.
I'm really impressed with you guys, multiple posts in and not one edgy guillotine or eat the rich comment
edit: nvm just saw one above
edit: nvm just saw one above
Is the US government likely to use this revenue (which they could also borrow if they were so inclined) better than Bezos?
This. Throwing money at it is a start but there's way more to be done on a structural and fundamental level.
Honestly if I had that kind of money, I can't imagine not saving at most like a billion for myself and using the rest for what I felt was important. Like, how does my life change going from having a billion dollars to 100 billion dollars?
I can't imagine thinking that one person with such obscene amounts of wealth (which redistribution of could legitimately solve significant world issues) deserving to get guillotined, when tens of thousands of people die every day, is "edgy".
10 Billion to PR company to spend on ads saying Bezos spent 10 billion "fighting" climate change.
Plot twist, CEO of PR company is Bezos nephew.
Absolutely not. It would get wasted on lucrative contracts for cronies, defense budget style
Its a good start but pay your taxes and stop taking private jets. I'm also increasingly skeptical of billionaire philanthropy. I cant believe that a man who wont let his warehouse employees take pee breaks suddenly decided to part with $10b without any personal gain.
