The best that Bezos’ money can buy: A wedding for the ages in timeless Venice
Associated Press4 days
This wedding represents exactly what's wrong with modern Venice - billionaires treating the entire city like their private playground while locals struggle with housing costs and overtourism. The 90 private jets alone show the environmental hypocrisy of the ultra-wealthy. Venice needs affordable housing and services for residents, not more spectacles for oligarchs.
Venice has successfully hosted major events like G7 summits and other celebrity weddings for years without disruption. This brings millions in economic benefits to local businesses, creates jobs, and provides invaluable global publicity for Italian tourism. The protesters represent a tiny minority trying to capitalize on Bezos' fame. Business has picked up amid the wedding festivities.
There is a 50% chance that Jeff Bezos will hold major political office in the United States before February 2033, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
The ultra-wealthy, like Jeff Bezos, flaunt obscene wealth while their workers struggle with poverty wages. Bezos, worth $230 billion, spent millions on a wedding and ring while paying just 1.1% in taxes. Even after relocating the wedding due to protests, the event still highlights the inequality millions face while children go hungry. It's time for billionaires to pay their fair share, treat their staff with dignity, and invest in sustainable practices. Tax billionaires now.
Climate activists who fly private jets to luxury events are complete hypocrites lecturing regular people about carbon footprints. These same celebrities, who tell us to drive electric cars and limit travel, jet off to $25 million weddings on private planes, eating gourmet food while preaching about environmental sacrifice. Even though Bezos moved his wedding due to protests, the real hypocrisy remains — the wealthy continue to generate massive pollution while lecturing everyone else.