Jeff Bezos makes 4.7M times the average US worker’s income. The books are kept by @teaberryblue
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Unfortunately, this is the first thing I’ve posted that is actually higher than the number of dollars Jeff Bezos makes in an hour.
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In fiscal year 2019, there were 2.87M citations processed in Washington DC for a city intake of $376M total. The average citation was valued at $131. Jeff Bezos’ average citation cost $28– less than a quarter of the average DC traffic citation— and he STILL HAD $16000 worth.
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The minimum wage in Washington, DC, is $15/hr. Someone making minimum wage would need to work over 8.75 hours— more than a full day’s labor— to pay a $131 traffic citation.
Hunger orgs estimate that the cost of a pound of food in a wealthy nation like the US is about $1.50-1.75/lb. It’s less in poorer countries. Hold on to that # we’re going to need it shortly.
Jeff Bezos just started making $13B/day.
There are an estimated 7.8B people in the world.
Jeff Bezos makes...$1.67 per person per day.
What was that number? 1.50-$1.75/lb to feed hungry people in the most $$$ countries.
This is approximately how much money Jeff Bezos accrues in 3 minutes.
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The average American worker currently makes about $28/hour before taxes according to bls.gov. For Jeff Bezos to donate the equivalent of an average American worker giving $10, he would be giving about $5M.
Jaleesa needs anaesthesia for a dental procedure. Jeff Bezos could pay for her to be a anaesthetized 4666 times in one hour.
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A neat exercise full of existential dread.
Inspired by @BezosByTheBooks tweets and my own obssessive brain, decided to create a loose table to try and put big money into perspective. (1/?) Comparing countries, asset management companies, individuals, companies, US states, and a few other misc docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Jeff Bezos could pay for 2.8 million Amazon Prime annual memberships a day.
There are about 100 million Amazon Prime members, which means Jeff Bezos could cover everyone’s Amazon Prime memberships in about 36 days.
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1.3B tickets were sold in the US with an average ticket price of $9.11 in 2018.
Jeff Bezos could have paid for every movie ticket sold in the US last year in about 35 days.
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Jeff Bezos accumulates more money than the global box office take for the most profitable comic book movie of all time in about three days.
Prices for asthma inhalers range from $30 to $500 without insurance.
There are 25M US residents living with asthma. Children of color in urban areas are the most affected.
Jeff Bezos could purchase 672K of the most expensive inhalers per day, or 25M in a little over a month.
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