Critique of Jeff Bezos' CNBC Interview on Taxes and Regulation
By
Jeb Lund
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
The article is a scathing critique of Jeff Bezos' CNBC interview, where the Amazon founder argued for eliminating taxes and reducing government/union influence to solve societal problems. The author dismisses Bezos' claims as lies and self-pitying, framing the interview as a plutocratic exercise in "Nazi-shaming" rather than genuine problem-solving. The piece attacks Bezos' wealth, his arguments against progressive taxation, and his disconnect from ordinary workers' realities.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledTaxing Manhattan pied-à-terres 'doesn't solve anything,' he lied.
'We already have the most progressive tax system in the world,' he lied again.
'You could double the taxes I pay, it's not going to help that teacher in Queens,' he added, also lying.
Even by the standards of plutocratic dead-thought exercises, Jeff Bezos' Wednesday sit-down with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin was mortifying.
The billionaire founder of Amazon conceded there are a lot of problems, then declared they could be solved by eliminating taxes and getting government and unions out of the way.
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