Jeff Bezos says taxing people who make around $50,000 a year is “absurd” and thinks many lower-income Americans shouldn’t pay any federal income tax.
He cited examples like an Amazon employee earning $50,000 and a nurse earning $75,000, saying the money they send to Washington would do more good in their own pockets.
Bezos noted that the bottom half of taxpayers account for only a small portion of federal income tax revenue, arguing that cutting their tax bill to zero would have little impact on government finances but could greatly help working families.