Jeff Bezos: I Pay Billions in Taxes, You Could Double that and It Still Won’t Help
‘You could double the taxes I pay and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens’
May 20, 2026 5:30 PM
By Grabien Staff
EXCERPT:
BEZOS: “People sometimes say that I don't pay taxes, that's not true, I pay billions of dollars in taxes, and it's a perfect -- again, if people want me to pay more billions, then let's have that debate, but don't pretend that that's going to solve the problem. You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not going to help that teacher in Queens, I promise you.”