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JEFF BEZOS: The World's Richest Man

Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:50:03 GMT

Just edged out Bill Gates... JEFF BEZOS of Amazon.

Bezos clocks in at over 90 billion.

He is very serious about Philanthropy and is asking for ideas.

Source: Business Insider

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Plaid Pants2 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:51:29 GMT

Well, I helped to make him that rich, by all the shopping that I have been doing on Amazon lately!

Good for him for giving back.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:53:05 GMT

"...the new distinction could fuel his interest in furthering human progress through for-profit companies — efforts that could greatly shift how the world's wealthiest think about philanthropy."

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JaneMarple — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:58:02 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
Just edged out Bill Gates... JEFF BEZOS of Amazon.

Bezos clocks in at over 90 billion.

He is very serious about Philanthropy and is asking for ideas.

Source: Business Insider

Great news

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:58:37 GMT

I did, too @Plaid Pants2

I am part of the new wave of ordering online DH was hurt in a fall last week. Thank goodness for ordering online!

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JaneMarple — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:01:42 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
I did, too @Plaid Pants2

I am part of the new wave of ordering online DH was hurt in a fall last week. Thank goodness for ordering online!

So sorry about your DH @Noel7, how is he doing?

BTW how are you doing with your new echo? I'm still playing with mine.

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Laura14 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:05:15 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
Just edged out Bill Gates... JEFF BEZOS of Amazon.

Bezos clocks in at over 90 billion.

He is very serious about Philanthropy and is asking for ideas.

Source: Business Insider

Ideas? I guarantee he is going to get bank account numbers and home addresses instead.

I honestly wouldn't mind someone like that just stepping in and creating trusts for the good that's already out there like St. Jude's or whatever cause personally speaks to him. That kind of money could possibly put cancer or any other disease he cares about out of business.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:06:50 GMT

Hi Jane, it's been crazy around here, dr. appts, etc. I haven't put up the echo yet, I won't even go into the wackiness of it all.

It was a serious injury, but he seems to be doing pretty well.

How are you?

@JaneMarple

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:09:37 GMT

@Laura14 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
Just edged out Bill Gates... JEFF BEZOS of Amazon.

Bezos clocks in at over 90 billion.

He is very serious about Philanthropy and is asking for ideas.

Source: Business Insider
Ideas? I guarantee he is going to get bank account numbers and home addresses instead.

I honestly wouldn't mind someone like that just stepping in and creating trusts for the good that's already out there like St. Jude's or whatever cause personally speaks to him. That kind of money could possibly put cancer or any other disease he cares about out of business.

Hi @Laura14 I agree with you. Bill Gates has done a lot of good, and Elon Musk wants to revamp the world, lol.

Musk is designing an underground 29 minute trip from Washington DC to NYC... by car.

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golding76 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:11:01 GMT

I am very pleased by the direction of The Washington Post during these difficult times. That newspaper is lighting the way.

In truth, I was at first put off when Jeff Bezos purchased it, but in his first interview posted in the newspaper, he impressed me with his thoughts that a revered institution must "stay young" in order to thrive and continue. When I read his insights in that interview, my thinking changed.

On his watch, democracy will not die in darkness. He is the right man at the right time to own the Post.

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JaneMarple — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:13:43 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
Hi Jane, it's been crazy around here, dr. appts, etc. I haven't put up the echo yet, I won't even go into the wackiness of it all.

It was a serious injury, but he seems to be doing pretty well.

How are you?

@JaneMarple

I'm so glad @Noel7, give him my best. I'm good, I have my good and bad days but no complaints.

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Laura14 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:15:29 GMT

Hi @Laura14 I agree with you. Bill Gates has done a lot of good, and Elon Musk wants to revamp the world, lol.

Musk is designing an underground 29 minute trip from Washington DC to NYC... by car.

@Noel7 Underground? We have enough tunnels under water in the Northeast. I'll sit my butt on the hour train ride. And as a local, I hate to tell Mr. Musk but you drive nowhere in that part of the country in 29 minutes.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:28:51 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
I am very pleased by the direction of The Washington Post during these difficult times. That newspaper is lighting the way.

In truth, I was at first put off when Jeff Bezos purchased it, but in his first interview posted in the newspaper, he impressed me with his thoughts that a revered institution must "stay young" in order to thrive and continue. When I read his insights in that interview, my thinking changed.

On his watch, democracy will not die in darkness. He is the right man at the right time to own the Post.

Thank you for mentioning that @golding76 I knew he had taken over WaPo but I haven't seen the interview, I'll look for it.

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golding76 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:31:17 GMT

Noel, it appeared in September of the year he purchased it, if I recall. I tried to retrieve it and could not find it. Loved that interview so much that I cut it out and stuck it on one of the walls of my cubicle, after yellow-highlighting the wisdom he offered. Amazing.

Offhand, I don't recall what year he bought the Post.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:35:39 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
Noel, it appeared in September of the year he purchased it, if I recall. I tried to retrieve it and could not find it. Loved that interview so much that I cut it out and stuck it on one of the walls of my cubicle, after yellow-highlighting the wisdom he offered. Amazing.

Offhand, I don't recall what year he bought the Post.

Thanks again @golding76 I'll look for it. I agree, the WaPo has really changed, closer to what it used to be.

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golding76 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:40:24 GMT

"The death knell for any enterprise is to glorify the past - no matter how good it was."

These were Bezos's words that leaped out at me from that interview. I found them mixed up with other quotes. Now to find that interview.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:42:04 GMT

@golding76 wrote:
"The death knell for any enterprise is to glorify the past - no matter how good it was."

These were Bezos's words that leaped out at me from that interview. I found them mixed up with other quotes. Now to find that interview.

Thought provoking

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golding76 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:44:22 GMT

Found the interview! Here is the link to it. September 2013

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jeff-bezos-to-his-future-washington-post-journalists-put-the-readers-first/2013/09/04/33040228-15a9-11e3-a2ec-b47e45e6f8ef_story.html?utm_term=.27e81b1f15ae

I also loved "All businesses need to be forever young."

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:43:40 GMT

Wow that was fast @golding76 !

I'll read it now.

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Noel7 — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:47:28 GMT

Nuts, it won't let me in. I was a part of WaPo for years when my daughter lived in DC, now it's subscription only and just gives me access to three articles.

Maybe I can get it by way of my daughter, I'll come up with something