Bernie: 'Eliminate The $10 Billion Bailout For Jeff Bezos To Fly To The Moon'

[basquebromance]

At a time of unprecedented greed, the Senate is right now debating giving $53 billion to the highly profitable micro-chip industry and a $10 billion bailout to Jeff Bezos so that he can launch a rocket ship to the moon...ABSURD

 

[occupied]

Yes to the microchips. We need to have a native semi-conductor industry as a strategic resource. Jeff Bezos can go screw himself.

 

[pknopp]

They should be clawing back some of the billions we have gave him already.

 

[JGalt]

Can we just give Bezos $10 billion to fly Bernie to the moon and leave him there?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

They should be clawing back some of the billions we have gave him already.

We gave money to Bezos? Any specifics?

 

[pknopp]

We gave money to Bezos? Any specifics?

Amazon subsidies: $4.7 billion and counting - Investigative Post.

Amazon Gets Billions While State And Local Government Budgets Collapse

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Amazon subsidies: $4.7 billion and counting - Investigative Post.

Amazon Gets Billions While State And Local Government Budgets Collapse

I don't care about worldwide, I only care about US taxpayers.
Where did US taxpayers give money to Bezos?

 

[pknopp]

I don't care about worldwide, I only care about US taxpayers.
Where did US taxpayers give money to Bezos?

You obviously didn't bother to actually read.

 

[JGalt]

We gave money to Bezos? Any specifics?

When a leftist says "bailout", it's really corporate tax breaks. Leftists don't seem to know the difference. They see corporate profits as something that rightfully belongs to the government, instead of allowing those corporations to keep more of their own money.

It's the same shit leftists do to you or me, but on a bigger scale.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

You obviously didn't bother to actually read.

I didn't see any specific instances where US taxpayers gave Bezos money. Did you?

 

[pknopp]

I didn't see any specific instances where US taxpayers gave Bezos money. Did you?

It's in the articles.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

It's in the articles.

So you say, but no specifics in your link........

Amazon is the world’s largest online retailer and, at a current value of $1.6 billion, one of the wealthiest companies of any kind on the planet.

A report released Wednesday by the subsidy watchdog group, Good Jobs First, suggests the retail giant is also in an elite category when it comes to cashing in on taxpayer-funded benefits.

The report, titled “Amazon.com’s Hidden Worldwide Subsidies,” found the company has received $4.7 billion in public subsidies over the past decade to help drive the expansion of its global network of warehouses, distribution centers, office complexes and call centers.

According to the report, the bulk of the subsidies – about $4.1 billion – supported Amazon projects in the United States, where the company has 110 fulfillment centers.

Amazon has two distribution facilities in Western New York, one in Tonawanda and another in Lancaster. It is reportedly in talks to build a third location, with an estimated value of $49 million, at the Lake Erie Commerce Center in Hamburg.

Outside the United States, the report determined that Amazon has received at least $600 million in public assistance in more than a dozen countries. Due to “poor disclosure practices in most countries,” the report concludes that the true value of the subsidies is “hidden” and likely much higher.

The authors of the report, which was generated with help from the UNI Global Union, a pro-labor federation representing 20 million service workers worldwide, call for an end to government subsidies for Amazon. Failing that, the authors suggest greater transparency is needed for projects involving Amazon and its affiliates.

“There’s no reason for national, regional, state or local governments to help offset Amazon’s costs for operations that are core to its strategy,” said Kenneth Thomas, a research fellow at Good Jobs First. “They should stop providing subsidies to Amazon, and instead use the money to invest in small businesses and public services.”

 

[marvin martian]

At a time of unprecedented greed, the Senate is right now debating giving $53 billion to the highly profitable micro-chip industry and a $10 billion bailout to Jeff Bezos so that he can launch a rocket ship to the moon...ABSURD

I always know it's election season when Bernie starts sniffing around for his handouts.

Is he going to get paid to pretend to run for president again in '24?

 

[pknopp]

I always know it's election season when Bernie starts sniffing around for his handouts.

Is he going to get paid to pretend to run for president again in '24?

You love that corporate socialism don't you?

 

[basquebromance]

I always know it's election season when Bernie starts sniffing around for his handouts.

Is he going to get paid to pretend to run for president again in '24?

he wants Ro Khanna to run as his young heir, that's the latest i've heard...we did a thread about it last week

 

[marvin martian]

You love that corporate socialism don't you?

About as much as I like "socialists" who own three homes.

 

[pknopp]

About as much as I like "socialists" who own three homes.

So Bernie appreciates your support.

 

[marvin martian]

So Bernie appreciates your support.

He doesn't need my support. Rubes like you made him rich pretending to run for president.

 

[pknopp]

He doesn't need my support. Rubes like you made him rich pretending to run for president.

He still appreciates it, I'm sure.