Bernie Sanders Invites Jeff Bezos to Hearing on Income Inequality
- Amazon founder is world’s richest person with $182.7 billion
- Florida Republican Rubio supports Amazon workers’ union push
Jeff Bezos and Bernie Sanders
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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, has been invited by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders to appear before his panel for a hearing on income and wealth inequality.
Bezos has a net worth of $182.7 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while many of Amazon’s workers earn so little they receive government subsidies for food and health care, putting the online giant in the company of other big employers like Walmart Inc. and McDonald’s Corp.