Current Events > Unstoppable greed; Jeff Bezos net worth grew by $8.4 billion after stock surge

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pick4six
07/07/21 10:47:06 PM
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Ratchetrockon
07/07/21 10:47:34 PM
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He is so lucky

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Verdekal
07/07/21 10:48:02 PM
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You know CE, this really is Current Events.

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TheMikh
07/07/21 10:51:16 PM
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own stock
stock goes up
omg how greedy

i have ethical issues with amazon's business practices, and by extension bezos, but owning an appreciating asset is not one of them

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Squall28
07/07/21 10:52:37 PM
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*goes to sleep*
*stock goes up*

UNSTOPPABLE GREED!!!

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Samurontai
07/07/21 10:55:20 PM
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metallica846 posted...
This is why Bezos cries about not getting contracts. All he had to do was make a big stink to the government about not getting picked and he made 8 billion dollars. Plus they will most likely be getting a slice of that contract with the CIA so even more money.

Probably didnt cost but a couple million in court costs and lawyers to make 8 billion off the news.

This is akin to Trump supporter conspiracies

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pick4six
07/07/21 10:56:56 PM
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metallica846 posted...
This is why Bezos cries about not getting contracts. All he had to do was make a big stink to the government about not getting picked and he made 8 billion dollars. Plus they will most likely be getting a slice of that contract with the CIA so even more money.

Probably didnt cost but a couple million in court costs and lawyers to make 8 billion off the news.
He did the same thing with his other company Blue Origin, the US government ended up giving him $10 billion

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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:01:03 PM
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pick4six posted...
He did the same thing with his other company Blue Origin, the US government ended up giving him $10 billion

You mean that time they gave 10 billion dollars to NASA, right?

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Payzmaykr
07/07/21 11:02:40 PM
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Guys like him should forfeit anything in excess of $1b and use it to create fair-paying jobs. This shit is out of control right now.
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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:03:34 PM
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metallica846 posted...
How is it a conspiracy if he just made 8 billion off the news that the contract would be split up. Amazons cloud will get a piece now.
Youre right, its not as if reliable cloud courses are few in number, or anything

Nope, Jeff Bezos literally owns the US government and can, by willpower alone, force them to close off a contract with Microsoft in favor of his own

Because that makes complete sense

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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:08:11 PM
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The DoD said that the Jedi Cloud contract isnt efficient enough for their needs, and Jeff made a legal claim that Microsoft was chosen through political favor rather than because they were the best option (they were chosen by Trump, so itd make sense)

So this is literally a case of choosing the best option.

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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:30:40 PM
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metallica846 posted...
Nobody said he owns the government but you can see his tactics plain as day. Goes for a military contract and doesnt get it. Sues the government in an attempt to get it overturned in his favor. Its working with the lunar lander, and now this contract.

You defend Bezos like hes your friend.

He sued them because his company was better and Trump chose Microsoft for political reasons, which is illegal.

Also, NASA chose SpaceX over Blue Origin lmao. They built up a second contract because its beneficial to have the two biggest space companies competing for your favor

Not everything is a conspiracy. And idgaf about Jeff Bezos lmao, Im not defending Bezos, Im calling out stupid conspiracies


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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:31:26 PM
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Also love how you ignore all the details of my post and just basically said

But its a conspiracy! Without replying to any of it

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TheMikh
07/07/21 11:36:01 PM
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Payzmaykr posted...
Guys like him should forfeit anything in excess of $1b and use it to create fair-paying jobs. This shit is out of control right now.
never mind the fact that amazon's minimum wage is around america's median income if not higher (though labor conditions are abhorrent, but that's another discussion), the macroeconomic consequences of a forced liquidation of large shareholdings nationwide would be catastrophic, especially in a zombie bubble economy like the one we're living in

if you want to crash the entire economy and reduce the net worth of the elites, there are simpler and less confrontational ways to do so, like ending qe or raising interest rates without warning

simplifying the tax, regulatory, and ip codes would also allow a myriad of small hungry competitors to munch on their pie slices, but that proposal seems to be a political third rail in some ideological segments

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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:37:20 PM
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metallica846 posted...
I didnt say it was a conspiracy. I said his tactic is to cry and sue when he doesnt get his way and it works.

His tactic of suing the government for acting in an illegitimate manner under Trump?

Do you support Trump choosing favorites or am I just missing something?

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Thaumaturge
07/07/21 11:39:28 PM
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Someone should tell Bozo that no money or resources on Earth can buy a second life if your first one is snuffed out.
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Lorenzo_2003
07/07/21 11:39:52 PM
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Maybe dont buy from Amazon?

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Thaumaturge
07/07/21 11:40:46 PM
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Samurontai posted...


His tactic of suing the government for acting in an illegitimate manner under Trump?

Do you support Trump choosing favorites or am I just missing something?

Did he or did he not cry and sue when he was told no by the government?
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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:44:43 PM
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Thaumaturge posted...
Did he or did he not cry and sue when he was told no by the government?

If someone refused to higher another person because they wanted their friend hired instead, even though the other guy was more qualified for the position, and then got sued because of it, would you really call that crying?

If so, then yeah I guess so. If not, then congratulations.

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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:46:42 PM
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Also imagine defending government corruption. Yikes

makes me wonder what lengths youd go to to eat the rich or whatever.

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Thaumaturge
07/07/21 11:49:18 PM
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Samurontai posted...


If someone refused to higher another person because they wanted their friend hired instead, even though the other guy was more qualified for the position, and then got sued because of it, would you really call that crying?

If so, then yeah I guess so. If not, then congratulations.

Yes. Happens all the time with nepotism. The person who sues in that scenario has 0 standing. Companies can hire whoever the fuck they want. Only time they can be sued is if the company violated a protected class law.
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Thaumaturge
07/07/21 11:51:03 PM
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Samurontai posted...
Also imagine defending government corruption. Yikes

makes me wonder what lengths youd go to to eat the rich or whatever.

You may find out someday.
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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:56:12 PM
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Thaumaturge posted...
Yes. Happens all the time with nepotism. The person who sues in that scenario has 0 standing. Companies can hire whoever the fuck they want. Only time they can be sued is if the company violated a protected class law.

The DoD, under Trumps orders, forced Amazon to not be considered at all, regardless of their capabilities.

Imagine hating Jeff Bezos so much, you start defending Trump


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sabrestorm
07/07/21 11:56:21 PM
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Lorenzo_2003 posted...
Maybe dont buy from Amazon?

i dont I only shop online with eBay
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Samurontai
07/07/21 11:57:34 PM
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Thaumaturge posted...
You may find out someday.

Lmfao, I was kidding, but you are just a weird rich hating lefty. Thanks for confirming that for me. Everything makes sense now

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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:00:57 AM
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Samurontai posted...


Lmfao, I was kidding, but you are just a weird rich hating lefty. Thanks for confirming that for me. Everything makes sense now

Yes, I hate, hate, hate the richest (second richest?) man on the planet. Sorry if that is a divisive opinion.
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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:01:42 AM
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Samurontai posted...


The DoD, under Trumps orders, forced Amazon to not be considered at all, regardless of their capabilities.

Imagine hating Jeff Bezos so much, you start defending Trump


As was his choice. Nothing illegal or sue-worthy.
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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:10:31 AM
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Thaumaturge posted...
As was his choice. Nothing illegal or sue-worthy.

Regardless did the legality, they still won the lawsuit lol. Sounds like Microsoft should get better systems in place

Thaumaturge posted...
Yes, I hate, hate, hate the richest (second richest?) man on the planet. Sorry if that is a divisive opinion.

You hate Bezos enough to defend Trumps corruption. That speaks a lot on your intelligence (or lack thereof)

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Youre just further cementing the fact that you dont know anything about what youre actually angry about lol

NASA didnt give Blue Origins 10 billion dollars. The reason I brought up is obvious, though the second reason I brought him up is because you and the other guy sound like full on Trumpers right now

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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:14:28 AM
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This has devolved into a Conspiracy theory vs facts thing, and its incredibly reminiscent of arguing with Trump supporters a while ago

Is this what they mean when they say if you go far enough to the left

How do you feel about the Uyghur genocide? Or how about Hamas? @Thaumaturge

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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:16:08 AM
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Samurontai posted...
You hate Bezos enough to defend Trumps corruption. That speaks a lot on your intelligence (or lack thereof)

You're the one who doesn't know about nepotism. You shouldn't be talking about anyone's intelligence.
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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:17:36 AM
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Samurontai posted...
This has devolved into a Conspiracy theory vs facts thing, and its incredibly reminiscent of arguing with Trump supporters a while ago

Is this what they mean when they say if you go far enough to the left

How do you feel about the Uyghur genocide? Or how about Hamas? @Thaumaturge

I despise China and everything they stand for. I believe Israel is far more in the wrong than Palestine and Hamas.
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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:18:55 AM
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Thaumaturge posted...
You're the one who doesn't know about nepotism. You shouldn't be talking about anyone's intelligence.

Except that it wasnt nepotism? It was favoritism and blatant corruption?

Yikes. Not only are you unironically defending Trump, you also actually dont know what nepotism is apparently. What a weird way to try to own someone.

At least google the word first lol

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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:20:20 AM
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Thaumaturge posted...
I despise China and everything they stand for. I believe Israel is far more in the wrong than Palestine and Hamas.

So youd support Hamas over Israel is what youre saying?

Yikes #2 lol

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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:22:41 AM
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Samurontai posted...


Except that it wasnt nepotism? It was favoritism and blatant corruption?

Yikes. Not only are you unironically defending Trump, you also actually dont know what nepotism is apparently. What a weird way to try to own someone.

At least google the word first lol

No guy, you can't turn this around on me to make yourself look smart. You implied someone could be sued for preferencial hiring. I said it happens all the time with nepotism. The fact you don't know that made you look foolish. Sorry about that.
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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:24:14 AM
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Samurontai posted...


So youd support Hamas over Israel is what youre saying?

Yikes #2 lol

I don't support either. I just think Israel is more at fault than Hamas.
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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:27:06 AM
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Thaumaturge posted...
No guy, you can't turn this around on me to make yourself look smart. You implied someone could be sued for preferencial hiring. I said it happens all the time with nepotism. The fact you don't know that made you look foolish. Sorry about that.

No, you implied this was nepotism and I was telling you why its not.

Also, they didnt just pick favorites they purposefully gimped Amazon so they werent able to operate at full efficiency, forced them to pay more money, among other things

But you dont actually research anything youre upset about because youre a lefty. You just automatically assume the most conspiracy ladened worst possible situation. Youre literally just as bad as a Trump supporter lol. Foregoing research because they dont support your biases.


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Thaumaturge
07/08/21 12:29:01 AM
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Good. Amazon has it coming. Hope they go bankrupt.

Samurontai posted...
But you dont actually research anything youre upset about because youre a lefty. You just automatically assume the most conspiracy ladened worst possible situation. Youre literally just as bad as a Trump supporter lol. Foregoing research because they dont support your biases.

Aaaaaaaand, there's the closet Trump supporter.
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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:35:51 AM
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metallica846 posted...
Claims Amazon had a criminal conspiracy going against them. Calls out others for believing in conspiracies. Classic.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-weighs-ending-jedi-cloud-project-amid-amazon-court-fight-11620639001

Amazon declined to comment for this article. The company has contended in court that then-President Donald Trump exerted improper pressure on the Pentagon to keep the contract from going to Amazon because it is led by Jeff Bezos.
Mr. Trump has blamed Mr. Bezos for what he viewed as unfavorable coverage of his administration in the Washington Post, which Mr. Bezos bought in 2013 for $250 million. The Post says its editorial decisions are independent.
At the time, the Trump White House referred questions to the Pentagon, which denied that Mr. Trump or administration officials had any impact on the selection process.

Yea, totally just a conspiracy guys. Nothing actually happened /s

Thaumaturge posted...
Good. Amazon has it coming. Hope they go bankrupt.

Aaaaaaaand, there's the closet Trump supporter.


Uno reverse doesnt work that way lmao

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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:36:34 AM
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Samurontai
07/08/21 12:44:57 AM
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metallica846 posted...
Yes because Bill Gates earned the contract and Jeff cried.

I wouldnt call Im choosing you because the other guy made me look bad earning. Especially given that Microsofts systems are dog shit in comparison, and theyve basically admitted so themselves

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