I know the media loves inequality porn, but let's discuss how valuable Bezos's contributions have been & how they helped us through the pandemic thus far, not just directly, but indirectly. Amazon's innovation pushed many other co's to modernize, deliver+ over past several yrs... https://twitter.com/CNNBusiness/status/1278759361360297985
...this is not dismissing that the govt at all levels has favored Amazon often at the expense of small biz owners, but that's a govt issue & does not take away from the contributions that Bezos has made. If people weren't finding value in his company, it wouldn't be worth so much
It is also worth mentioning that about half the products sold via Amazon (at my last check) were from small businesses.
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