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    Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk increased their wealth by $217 billion in 2020. For this amount, over 100 million Americans could get $2,000 checks.

    Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk alone increased their net worth by $217 billion last year, according to Bloomberg.

    For this amount, more than 100 million Americans can receive $2,000 checks.

    Collectively, the net worth of the world's 500 richest people rose to about $1.8 trillion, a 31% increase that represents the largest annual gain in the eight years that Bloomberg has tracked these figures.

    https://www.businessinsider.com/…

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    • Destroy them all.face_melter
    • Not their fault that the US is in the shitter currently but their wealth is going up. They created businesses that people want and pay for it and see value in.NBQ00
    • That said, I can't stand Bezos and the fact that Amazon pays their factory workers like shit while making such big profits.NBQ00
    • Musk created nothing and Bezos started his adventure with a few hundred thousands from his parents.face_melter
    • lolNBQ00
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