'Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75,000 a year paying more than $1,000 a month in taxes'' Bezos said. 'That's $1,000 that could help with rent, or groceries, or anything ' To me, it's kind of absurd that we're doing this. We shouldn't be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington. They should be sending her an apology.' Jeff Bezos said the bottom half of Americans should pay zero federal income tax.He cited a nurse in Queens making ~$75K and paying ~$12K in taxes saying 'we shouldn't be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington.' pic.twitter.com/8KSgrO5TnE Bezos argues that the lower half of earners contributes just 3% of total tax revenue ' yet someone like that nurse is devoting roughly 16% of her salary to produce that negligible share. She's paying a meaningful personal price to fund a rounding error in the federal budget. This moment of empathy may be surprising coming from Bezos, one of the wealthiest people in the world. Billionaires like Bezos...
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