According to Forbes most recent list of billionaires, which came out in March of 2019, the richest person in the entire world is my Pacific Northwest neighbor, Jeff Bezos. Yeah, that guy. The CEO of Amazon.
At the time, his net worth was $131 billion dollars. Granted, he’s in the midst of a divorce, and I’m sure that won’t be pretty, but even so, with that kind of money he could retire today and live quite comfortably for at least 100 lifetimes.
And yet, that guy just threw 1.5 million dollars at the elections for Seattle City Council, in the hopes of flipping the progressive majority. Why? Because the city and its council thinks that maybe Amazon should pony up its fair share of taxes for once.
Well, Bezos’ scheme backfired. Only 2 of the 7 candidates he supported actually won, and one of those was an incumbent. The people have spoken.
But a million dollars for Bezos is like a penny to you or me. He isn’t going to give up or go away. Because, apparently, one can never have too much money.
I find this supremely pathetic. That man could most likely solve the homeless crisis in Seattle with the interest he earns on his personal savings account in one month. But has he done that? No. He’s too busy trying to avoid taxes that he can well afford. He drives past people in tents every single solitary day, and he’d much rather focus on the amount of taxes he can avoid. Let them eat cake.
How much money does it take before you can feel free of petty BS and actually turn your attention to paying it forward? What does it take for someone to feel compassion for the very people who have generated all that money for you? Apparently, it’s more than $131 billion dollars.
There’s something wrong with a system that supports such greed and corruption. Henny Penny, the sky is falling. And rest assured it’s not going to land on Bezos.
Yup. My book is for sale on Amazon. Awkward. http://amzn.to/2mlPVh5
The View from a Drawbridge 
I don’t like the way this country has been going, and if it comes to blood in the streets, I just hope it won’t be mine. There is a comic shop in my town which I visited for the 1st time yesterday. Owner was handing out free buttons saying “Jeff Bezos can go suck a butt.” And I don’t deal with Amazon anyway, for how they treat their workers.
Stay safe, my friend.
I’m conflicted. Should I boycott Amazon or stay with them to purchase your next book? (I already have your first one.) I’ve been boycotting Walmart for five years now and they don’t seem to be missing my business much. 🙂
Yeah, I’m conflicted about that, too. And There are several places that I boycott, but yeah, they’re doing fine. I wish I knew what to tell you.