WY Union Says Court Ruling in Kroger–Albertson’s Merger Favors “Ultra-Wealthy”

Re:WY Union Says Court Ruling in Kroger–Albertson’s Merger F... by echelon on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:22PM (#34484293)

> Bezos had dozens with tens of thousands just lying around to buy into his vision.

Bezos didn't come from wealth. Don't attribute his success to nepotism. He was shrewd, clever, cunning, at the right place at the right time, and made all of the right calls.

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Re:WY Union Says Court Ruling in Kroger–Albertson’s Merger F... by untilNxtwk on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:35PM (#34484383)

There’s the high minded poetry again. He came from a wealthy nation and was boosted by people who had profited from the happenstance they grew up in a nation empowered by lack of industrial base around the post war world.

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Re:WY Union Says Court Ruling in Kroger–Albertson’s Merger F... by kasey_junk on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:31PM (#34484353)

Bezos’ grandfather owned a 25000 acre ranch in Texas. I don’t know that nepotism was a factor but that’s a fair amount of wealth in his family.

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Re:WY Union Says Court Ruling in Kroger–Albertson’s Merger F... by brewdad on Sunday January 22, 2023 @08:43PM (#34484424)

Bezos didn’t come from the same wealth as the other examples but he did accept $300,000 in start up capital from his parents to get Amazon going. That’s not something available to the average joe.

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