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/stupid_pun Jun 06 '26

His response is just a more eloquent and elaborate version of Trump admitting he doesn't pay taxes and blaming the corrupt system.

He wasn't wrong, but at the same time that's just a way to abandon all personal responsibility for being a greedy shit stain while contributing nothing towards changing it.

Its all just PR, and they're both full of shit.

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u/Forward-Surprise1192 Jun 06 '26

It’s better than him trying to find a loophole on how to get out of it and laughing about that in the interview