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Does that 40B translate into more innovation or production from him? I don't think so.

There is no way Bezos could pursue Blue Origin as fast as he has without being having multiple Billions of net worth. Rockets are expensive and extremely risky.

So your premise is incorrect.

Have they produced anything actually useful yet and the capital wouldn't have dissapeared from the economy if it was shared more equally.

Pointing to a billionaire's hobby as a reason he deserves to keep billions instead of his workers getting a living wage seems like a weak argument

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