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Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes

The world's fourth richest wants your taxes cut to 0. Why did he say this last week – and should we believe him?

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Translation of his argument "we are spending too much on these lazy people in poverty we refuse to pay living wages, or unionize."
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@lyduck-b3x From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 193
"People are concerned about taxing the rich, I say, let's get rich, so we don't have to pay taxes" - Jeff
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@antokent From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 530
The nurse pay 1000 dollars a month in taxes because YOU DONT PAY ANY TAXES JEFF
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he wants those 1000 dollars a month to go to him. Not our governments.
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@MacroSlop From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 14
As an Accountant I find this quite funny. Corporations are taxed AFTER expenses while ordinary people are taxes PRIOR to expenses. If a corporation gets to deduct rent of office space and warehouses, I as a regular citizen should be able to deduct my rent from my net income as well. But hey, what do I know.
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The real problem is not that he says it, but that the interviewer lets him get away with it
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What is one thing billionaires like to buy? Politicians.
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@Saka_Mulia From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 1600
"Don't tax me, rob kid's education instead." - Jeffrey Preston Bezos
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@Mynamejedd From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 79
The greed of billionaires is really despicable. They are fighting so fiercely against the idea of having to pay their fair share of tax money whilst being so rich they can’t possibly spend their money even if they tried.
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@scienteer3562 From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 2500
He is arguing about government waste, whilst sitting in front of a rocket that just blew up on the pad at an estimated cost of $1B.
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Sure! Don't pay any taxes. (We'll privatize everything including infrastructure, so you never own, have a say, or control anything.)
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@Chris-w9l8s From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 924
Never underestimate the greed of billionaires
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It's neoliberalism, Thatcher and Reagan tactics all over again.
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Can we say it plain English: This is a cheap bribe from Bezos so he can maintain his position
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The PR attempts by billionaires are pathetic.
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@mruniqe From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 975
Keep at it. The momentum is growing.
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What people think: "no taxes, you get an extra $1k a month." Reality: employer says "now since you don't need to pay taxes, I'll pay you $1k less a month."
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@agazmi1 From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 506
The point Bezo’s trying to push is eliminating government services so that the private sector (him and his buddies) can come in and provide at a higher price. Yea the nurse “saved” $1k a month in taxes just to spend $2k a month in private services that replace the tax and fatten Bezos pockets
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@ferrasky4415 From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 2200
"you should get 1000 dollars a month so you can give it to your landlord, which is me" smh
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@TetleyGT From YouTube ↗ 27 Jun 2026 1800
These people who own everything will say and do anything to give nothing.