Jeff Bezos gives a pitiful amount of his $160B fortune to charity

New York Post ^ | 1/26/2019 | Isabel Vincent

[Beave Meister]

For the world’s richest man, charity begins — and stays — at home.

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has given only a tiny fraction of his $160 billion fortune to philanthropic causes, falling far behind fellow billionaires such as Bill and Melinda Gates and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, public records show.

Although Bezos, 55, and his estranged wife MacKenzie recently pledged $2 billion to a new charitable initiative, their previous giving amounts to a total of just over $145 million or .0906 percent — far less than one percent — of their net worth. Out of $100,000, that would be like spending $90.06 on charity.

“The record of both Amazon and Jeff Bezos reveals that they are takers, not givers,” said Queens City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, whose district includes Long Island City, where Amazon plans to set up a corporate headquarters. “When they make promises of how generous they will be, I look at what they have done in the past to know what the truth really is.”

[Truthoverpower]

This guy has it coming
Bill gates. Warren buffet. He ain’t
Wife just left
How can you be worth 168 billion and you are a delivery company ?
Screw amazon Buy from real stores

[JoeFromSidney]

Many years ago, shortly after my first wife and I were married, she suggested we try tithing. A tithe of a Second Lieutenant's pay didn't come to much, but we started. I've continued to tithe since then, even after her death. When I remarried, my new wife agreed to continue tithing. So far, I have never managed to outdo God in generosity.