Jeff Bezos Says It’s ‘Kind of Absurd’ A Nurse Making $75K Is Paying More Than $1,000 A Month In Taxes — ‘They Should Be Sending Her An Apology’

When one of the world's richest people starts arguing that someone else should be paying less tax, ears tend to perk up.

During an interview with CNBC last month, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos weighed in on the growing debate over wealth inequality and the financial pressures facing many Americans. Rather than focusing on who should be blamed, Bezos argued that policymakers should spend more time identifying why people are struggling in the first place and less time searching for villains. READ MORE

Jeff Bezos says some Americans should pay zero federal income tax

Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos, by some estimates the world's fourth-wealthiest person, has turned the tables on the "tax the rich" effort. He is advocating for eliminating federal income taxes for lower-income Americans.

In an interview on Wednesday with CNBC, Bezos reflected on his upbringing as the son of a Cuban immigrant and a teenage mother, who "brought themselves up" during hard times. READ MORE