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Subject: Re: this billionaire asshole avoided $1b in taxes this year
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On Mon, 8 Jul 2024 23:29:46 +0200, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

>>> Bezos will likely have saved close to $1 billion
>>> in total so far.
>>
>> A silly game.....having more toys for what reason?
>>
>
>Enjoyment of the game? Power? Investing in new ventures? Who knows!


I can understand why Larry Ellison bought Lanai for $300 million.   I
can understand having multiple homes here/there for various reasons.

But the $500 million superyacht owned by Jeff Bezos is nothing more
than a "me too" vessel, and a poor ROI.  

"In fact, the 417-foot Koru is so big, it has its own 250-foot support
vessel.....Highly personalized, the yacht is complete with a
figurehead modeled after Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez."


Bezos is not a rational person...."Conspicuous consumption is the
purchase of goods or services for the specific purpose of displaying
one's wealth."