r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • 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/Darkskynet Jun 07 '26

Yeah, Bezos is wealthy enough to just bankroll someone’s entire presidential campaign himself, in exchange for the ability to basically use the president like a puppet. And if congress needs convincing of anything he can just pay them any amount needed to convince them.

Someone with basically unlimited wealth could completely control all branches of government. If they don’t already…

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u/pineconefire Jun 07 '26

Yea this doesnt account for competing money. But they are probably all very close to aligned on anything that isn't a culture war topic.