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Jeff Bezos makes $98.5 million donation, UK Labour leader calls him out: ‘Just pay your taxes’

Source: cnbc.com - Nov 26, 2019

eff Bezos donated $98.5 million to dozens of groups helping the homeless population last week. But one of the world’s wealthiest men continues to face criticism of his philanthropic efforts from those who feel Bezos could afford to give more.

The latest critic to chime in with respect to the Amazon CEO’s charitable giving is U.K. Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who noted in a tweet on Sunday that the amount of Bezos’ latest donation represents only “0.09%” of the billionaire’s net worth. (That math checks out, based on the Forbes estimate of Bezos’ net worth at roughly $110.3 billion.)

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