I'm perplexed by some reactions to Bezos' $2b fund. TLDR:
Bezos, the top capital allocator of our time, shouldn't decide how his $2b is allocated. The government, which is demonstrably bad at spending, should handle this.
Sincerely,
Random person trying to allocate the $

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not sure that's fair - Bezos Expedition fund alone has some very cool things. Amazon culture is to measure everything & innovate along the way, so I see no issue w/ trying this out. He has a lot to lose so high incentive to be open & share w/ this.
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Given that his company just deliberately fought off an effort to raise revenue for homelessness in Seattle and that he likely gets a federal tax write-off for this, it’s also entirely fair that the public asks all of these questions around accountability, transparency.
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We are really trying to make a dent in homelessness prevention which is not discussed enough.
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