I just read that Bezos plans to give away most of his fortune

[intrepidity]

Why not give some to past and current employees of Amazon? Pay raises?

I just don't get it. He makes billions on the backs of low wage workers, then gets to give away "his" money.

[Haggard Celine]

1. Bezos like a lot of rich people,

don't like taxes because they want to choose who is 'worthy' of their largesse.

[intrepidity]

5. I'd think the workers in his companies are the most deserving

It's beyond outrageous.

[Sogo]

2. And/Or lower the prices for all the consumers.

Why make so much money in the first place....Just because you can????

[republianmushroom]

3. What he is not saying is, "I'll live forever".so don't wait for that money.

[Xavier Breath]

4. This suddenly reminds me

that it's been ages since I talked to my good cousin Jeff.

[jmbar2]

6. And then he announces he's laying off 10,000 workers before the Xmas rush.

What a jerk.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. His wealth is tied up in Amazon stock

Once he's ready to give more control back, he'll sell the stock and start giving his money away. Bill Gates has given away a ton of his wealth and eventually will give almost all away.

I applaud this from Bezos, $100 Billion can make a huge difference for millions of people. What Gates has done to fight disease globally is stunning.

[intrepidity]

8. Just imagine how much disease these billionaires can fight

by paying their employees well and providing them good benefits.

Seriously. I bet it'd be at least 100x more effective.

[Johnny2X2X]

10. Not sure, but the Gates Foundation has immunized nearly 1 Billion children globally

And prevented an estimated 13 million deaths.

I'm not going to crap on that for 1 second.

[usonian]

9. He already did. It's called divorce.

I did it too. So, I am living in a manufactured home (fancy term for double-wide trailer) in the boondocks instead of basking in temperate San Diego, with those beaches, universities, parks, and oh, did I mention, beaches?

His ex is giving away money at a record pace.

TBH, Amazon makes a boatload of money from computer services (AWS), and computers do most of the slave work.

Sometimes, technology finds a decent use despite a megalomaniac chief. Most of the time, not.

You know the guilty parties. Muahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

That said, I split less than his lunch money.

[MichMan]

11. Government needs to tax 90% of it first.