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The Billionaire and the Teacher in Queens
Jeff Bezos recently offered America a sentence so useful that it deserves to be placed on a chalkboard and interrogated until the chalk breaks.
Asked about taxing the wealthy, he said, in essence: if people want him to pay more billions, fine, have that debate — but do not pretend it will solve the problem. “You could double the taxes I pay,” he said, “and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens.” The interview was with CNBC, and the remark was reported in the context of Bezos arguing that the bottom half of earners should pay no federal income tax. He also said the top 1 percent…
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