If Jeff Bezos wants to help low-income people why not just pay them better?
He has an ethical responsibility not to. This is a big problem I have with capitalism and publicly traded companies. It&#x27;s a problem without an answer, since I don&#x27;t intend on trying other forms of government. Ultimately, his responsibility is to the shareholders. If mistreating employees is legal, and is in the best interest of shareholders, he has a responsibility to mistreat them. Doing anything else is unethical. We can haggle about whether it actually helps shareholders, especially in the long run. We can even encourage more corporate responsibility. At the end of the day, this is a tough issue to get around. This is why we need regulations with teeth.