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Jeff Bezos says raising taxes on the wealthy won’t help the average American
Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos accused U.S. politicians of villainizing the ultra-wealthy and using tax policy as a political wedge issue. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include TechCrunch, NBC News.
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Jeff Bezos says raising taxes on the wealthy won’t help the average American
Amazon Executive Chair Jeff Bezos on Wednesday accused politicians of villainizing the ultra-wealthy and using tax policy as a political wedge issue to distract from bigger challenges facing the country. “You could double the taxes I pay, and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens,” Bezos said on CNBC’s “Squawk.
Jeff Bezos, you were so close to making a good point
On Wednesday morning, Jeff Bezos said in an interview on CNBC that Americans earning in the bottom half of incomes should not pay taxes. “Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?” Bezos said. “That’s $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything… To me.