"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything."

“We shouldn’t be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington,” the Amazon chairman said.

Speaking on CNBC, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos used the example of a nurse in Queens earning $75,000 per year as someone who shouldn't have to pay tax.

Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners.

Jeff Bezos has said low-paid Americans should pay no federal income tax, describing the idea of taxing some Amazon workers as "absurd"

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos faces backlash for arguing against higher taxes, claiming it won't benefit society. Critics call out his low tax rate and extravagant spending.

“What’s happening here is politicians are ... picking a villain and pointing fingers,” the Amazon executive chair said.

"Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes?" Bezos said Wednesday morning on CNBC. "That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or…

The Amazon founder said eliminating taxes for lower-income Americans could ease financial pressure and encourage entrepreneurship.

En una entrevista televisiva, el empresario argumentó que las cargas fiscales sobre la renta deberían eliminarse para los sectores más vulnerables y afirmó que aumentar los…

Bezos argued that the US already has “the most progressive tax system in the world,” claiming that top 1% contribute 40% of taxes.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos said the government should help lower-income Americans “bring themselves up” by easing their income tax burden.

Billionaire Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, says the bottom 50% of Americans should pay no federal income tax—and he plans to pitch the idea to President Trump.