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Re:The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich ... by kazen44 on Monday July 26, 2021 @01:49PM (#27962595)
did they? does jeff bezos spend his wealth efficiently by launching himself into space for a billionare popularity contest?

all that money could have been invested into people who actually spend it in the economy, instead of hoarding all that excess wealth.

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Re:The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich ... by rscoots on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:06PM (#27962868)
Lol where do you think the vast majority of the money went to? American aerospace engineers' paychecks.

Although I think they should probably be taxed more, those hyper billionaires tend to give huge amounts to charity too. And it's not always for shamefully self-serving/partisan purposes such as Bezos propping up the Washington Post.

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Re:The Economic Consequences of Major Tax Cuts for the Rich ... by l33t2328 on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:05PM (#27966073)
I’m not sure why you believe the money needs to be spent “efficiently”

By creating Amazon, Bezos added tremendous value to our world, and he deserves his profits from it.

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