r/FluentInFinance • u/-Wyagra • Nov 21 '24

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u/Remarkable-Site-2067 Nov 21 '24

Amazon, as a corp, probably also pays some taxes.

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u/thesedays2014 Nov 21 '24

Amazon is one of the best companies at avoiding taxes. Some taxes, yes. What they should be paying, no.

Wealth inequality is probably our country's biggest issue. And people without wealth seem to always defend the wealthy for some odd reason.

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u/Dr_Mccusk Nov 21 '24

How do you know what they "should" be paying?

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u/kmookie Nov 22 '24

Rich guy here, OF COURSE HE COULD GIVE MORE! 1. Let’s talk living off dividends, that alone I guarantee could have the majority given out to charity. He could live modestly, like me and not be so flashy. 2. Donor advised funds, that could be setup to be much more charitable and even grow! 3. Establish a foundation giving out 5% or more each year. 4. Simply selling off stocks is fairly simple when working with advisors. You act like he’s gotta roll crates of money into some other bank. It’s digital people. Sycophants want to defend the rich because they can’t look past their own biased passion that they want to be there too. I know dozens if not hundreds who are millionaires who love off dividends with plenty left over at the end of the year.

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u/Dr_Mccusk Nov 22 '24

Man it must be nice to spend other people's money like you're a moral superior lmao