Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs Bezos Becomes Richest Man in Modern History, Amazon Workers Mark #PrimeDay With Strikes
From the article:
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has just become the richest man in recorded historysurpassing $150 billion in net worththanks to his business model of subjecting employees to low wages, brutal working conditions, and scant benefits, and on Tuesday Amazon workers throughout Europe are marking "Prime Day" by walking off the job in massive numbers to call attention to their plight.
To read more about the 21st century plantation run by Jeff Bezos:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/17/bezos-becomes-richest-man-modern-history-amazon-workers-mark-primeday-strikes?cd-
How did Bezos get to be the richest? Partly by underpaying his workers and externalizing his costs to the taxpayers. Just like the Walton family.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
5 replies, 1042 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (2)
ReplyReply to this post
5 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
As Bezos Becomes Richest Man in Modern History, Amazon Workers Mark #PrimeDay With Strikes (Original Post)
guillaumeb
Jul 2018
OP
janterry
(4,429 posts)1. I try to avoid Amazon
I purchase something from them 2 or 3 times a year. I think that's MORE than enough.
I really think Bezos is a terrible person and treats his employees abusively.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)2. He is no better than the Walton family,
or any other low wage employer/exploiter.
Flaksie845
(7 posts)3. Why don't they ever take inflation into account?
In inflation-adjusted dollars, he's not even halfway to JD Rockefeller. He needs to work harder to create the Second Gilded Age.
pansypoo53219
(20,906 posts)4. he's no henry ford. stupid.
Initech
(99,914 posts)5. Another reason to avoid big box stores.
Aside from the fact that a lot of them sell a lot of cheap, knock off shit, any time they have a gigantic sale, it just means that more money goes into the pockets of the CEO class.