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gozur88 on March 29, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Jeff Bezos Is Now the World's Second Richest Perso...

Neither. He had money which he risked. Capitalism isn't about working harder, it's about getting a return on risk.

andrepd on March 30, 2017 | [–]

But this is what many people defend. And what do you say to the billions earning less than 5$ a day?

gozur88 on March 30, 2017 | [–]

I'll defend it myself. And to the billions earning less than $5/day I'd say "You'd still be earning $5/day if Jeff Bezos didn't exist."

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