(08-27-2018 10:02 AM)BadgerMJ Wrote:  

(08-27-2018 09:13 AM)miko33 Wrote:  You may disagree with their politics, but you can respect guys like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. They at least recognize that they should give something back to society. I know of nothing that Jeff Bezos does to help people out. If he's a big donor anonymously, then that's different. Unfortunately, that's the negative of being anonymous.

I honestly don't have a problem with that part.

He's under no obligation to "give back" anything, nor should he. I'm a firm believer in earning what you get.

What bothers me is pushing a leftist/progressive agenda then be not willing to pay for that agenda. If he was willing to pony up I'd respect that but backing progressive policies then complaining about taxes is the definition of hypocrisy.

I don't believe that you should be obligated to give something back. However, I think it's the right thing to do if you ended up doing well for yourself. I also think that more should be expected from someone if they intend to put themselves out into the public eye and opine on social change. To Bezos defense, I don't believe he is a SJW by nature. However, he seems to favor the views of the Dems - which implies to me that he tacitly approves of SJW policies. If that is the case, then he should at least put his money where his mouth is. JMHO.