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One big problem with how Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are spending a small share of their fortune

  • Written by Ted Lechterman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos are becoming bigger donors.Invision and AP/Evan Agostini

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie Bezos, recently announced a plan to spend US$2 billion of their $164 billion fortune on homeless shelters and preschools.

Since Jeff Bezos has taken flack for giving away far less of his money than some other...

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