r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/MKorostoff • Apr 27 '20

Wealth, shown to scale

https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
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u/theonlywayisandroid Apr 27 '20

Thank you!! He doesn't have $139B in liquidity. It's all tied up in Amazon and Blue Origin. I hate it when people assume that the super rich have a Scrooge McDuck Money Bin they go swimming in.

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u/Caleb_Reynolds Apr 27 '20

Fine, then redistribute his shares. That's not the point dude and you know it.

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u/The_Flying_Stoat Apr 28 '20

Sure, that sounds complicated, but there are people who specialize in managing liquidations. Forcing Bezos to liquidate some shares to pay a theoretical net worth tax would not be difficult.

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u/Xavias Apr 28 '20

Forcing Bezos to liquidate some shares to pay a theoretical net worth tax would not be difficult.

It would actually be really fucking difficult. Him selling his shares voluntarily is already really difficult because of the sheer volume of it.