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

“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.

En una entrevista exclusiva a CNBC, el multimillonario creador de Amazon apuntó contra los políticos y abogó por eliminar los impuestos para los contribuyentes de menor ingreso.

"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…

El presidente ejecutivo de Amazon subrayó que, mientras el 1% más rico de los contribuyentes paga alrededor del 40% de toda la recaudación fiscal, la mitad con menores ingresos…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has called for a major change to the way the world sees income tax, as the debate around taxing workers heats up here in Australia.

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

Jeff Bezos hat dafür plädiert, dass Menschen mit geringen Einkommen keine Steuern zahlen sollten. Der Amazon-Gründer und Multimilliardär sprach sich aber zugleich gegen höhere…

Jeff Bezos ha affermato che sosterrebbe i tagli fiscali, sostenendo che “aiuterebbero davvero le persone”.

Предприниматель привел гипотетический пример медицинской работницы в США.

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.