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Why Jeff Bezos’s Fortune Can Be Ethically Defensible in a Free Society

Jeff Bezos’s vast net worth often triggers a familiar charge: no one should be able to accumulate that much wealth, especially when modern business relies on public infrastructure and other shared resources. Critics argue that because private enterprise depends on taxpayer-funded roads, courts, policing, and basic research, fortunes built on top of that foundation are inherently suspect.