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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by gpawl on Thursday July 27, 2017 @04:12PM (#14869002)
This is why foundations exist; to hold accumulated wealth.

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/

http://tsffoundation.org/

http://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/ <- Jeff's parents, not Jeff

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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person by rubicon33 on Thursday July 27, 2017 @06:01PM (#14870025)
The Gate's foundation opening line:

> "we are impatient optimists working to reduce inequity"

Ironic considering that these foundations literally exist because of the consolidation of wealth and resources, aka, inequity.

And if the global trend of further wealth consolidation is any indicator, they're not succeeding.

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