Garys Economics
Garys Economics
Gary Stevenson
Why Jeff Bezos wants to cut your taxes
37 minutes Posted May 31, 2026 at 7:30 am.
The world's fourth richest wants your taxes cut to 0. Why did he say this last week – and should we believe him?T-SHIRT: get the Tax Wealth Not Work t-shirt https://shop.garyseconomics.org/ Chapters
Intro
Why Bezos wants lower tax
His real argument
How they distract you
They think you’re stupid
Tax wealth not work
“Everyone hates government”
Blaming politicians
The broader context
How billionaires are making you poorer
The 5 Whys
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The world's fourth richest wants your taxes cut to 0. Why did he say this last week – and should we believe him?T-SHIRT: get the Tax Wealth Not Work t-shirt https://shop.garyseconomics.org/ Chapters(00:00) Intro(02:43) Why Bezos wants lower tax(06:34) His real argument(09:12) How they distract you(12:51) They think you’re stupid(14:04) Tax wealth not work(16:59) “Everyone hates government”(21:45) Blaming politicians(23:50) The broader context(26:04) How billionaires are making you poorer(28:37) The 5 Whys(32:44) What progress have we made?