Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person

Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by gozur88 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @07:09PM (#13991466)

Neither. He had money which he risked. Capitalism isn't about working harder, it's about getting a return on risk.

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by andrepd on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @09:23PM (#13992147)

But this is what many people defend. And what do you say to the billions earning less than 5$ a day?

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Re:Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Person by gozur88 on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @09:56PM (#13992275)

I'll defend it myself. And to the billions earning less than $5/day I'd say "You'd still be earning $5/day if Jeff Bezos didn't exist."

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