Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has publicly endorsed a bold tax idea: eliminate federal income taxes for the bottom 50% of U.S. earners, arguing that the revenue gained from this group is so small it isn’t worth the burden on working families. In a May 2026 CNBC interview, he pointed to a nurse making about $75,000 a year in Queens, saying she shouldn’t be sending money to Washington—and estimating she could save roughly $12,000 annually if her federal income tax bill went to zero.
