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9. Great. Drop in the bucket for a guy worth over $200 billion

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #8)

Sun Feb 8, 2026, 04:42 PM

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Did you read how much Amazon’s tax bill dropped since Trump came into office?

That’s what he and the rest of the tech billionaires are truly interested in. This charity stuff is just to seem respectable.

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