Jeff Bezos said it wouldn’t help anyone if he paid more taxes and never has the entire internet been more united – 14 prime responses
8.
This is bullshit. I promise you.
Tax billionaires. Invest in schools. https://t.co/o2yBCojdHj
— Tom Steyer (@TomSteyer) May 20, 2026
9.
Willing to give it a go https://t.co/Eq4FY0Zggj
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) May 20, 2026
10.
The richest people on Earth constantly explaining why helping regular people is economically impossible is always fascinating. pic.twitter.com/1XIxq6CC9w
— Peter A Patriot (@PeterAPatriot) May 20, 2026
11.
He’s correct.
Let’s test the extreme case.
Even if you confiscated every asset he owns, not just doubled his taxes, it would fund the U.S. government for only about two weeks.
If you seized the entire wealth of all American billionaires, it might cover federal spending for… https://t.co/s6cDuLyvK4
— Rothmus 🏴 (@Rothmus) May 20, 2026
12.
Ok. Let’s quadruple them then. https://t.co/xKK6kFoIFS
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) May 20, 2026
13.
“You could double the taxes I pay, and it’s not gonna help that teacher in Queens.”
This is always the billionaire trick:
First, pretend no single tax policy can solve every structural problem in America. Then use that as an excuse to argue against contributing more at all.
— P a u l ◉ (@SkylineReport) May 20, 2026
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Welp never know unless we try Jeff! pic.twitter.com/F2OSCRRmF4
— Bill DeMayo (@BDeMayo) May 20, 2026
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