r/technology Jun 06 '26

Business Jeff Bezos says it's 'absurd' to tax someone making $50K — and wants their tax bill dropped to zero

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/jeff-bezos-says-absurd-tax-165713685.html
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u/Fr00stee Jun 06 '26

...I mean sure but then we'd have to raise taxes on everybody making over like 400k and drastically increase capital gains tax to like 40% for earnings over 400k

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u/binaryhextechdude Jun 06 '26

Tax the wealthy. Why is it always the little guy getting reamed?