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Billionaire Bezos suggests no taxes for half the nation. Is that crazy or overdue?

Millions of Americans feel the system has stopped rewarding work, and both parties are being dishonest about the math

By Ted Jenkin Fox News

Published May 28, 2026 5:00am EDT

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Billionaire Jeff Bezos just detonated a financial hand grenade in the middle of America’s tax debate.

The Amazon founder recently suggested that the bottom half of American earners should pay zero federal income tax. Not lower taxes. Not a temporary rebate. Zero. 

And whether you love billionaires or hate them, you have to admit something uncomfortable about Bezos’ proposal.

A whole lot of Americans heard that idea and thought, "Honestly … why am I paying taxes at all?"

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Billionaire Jeff Bezos attends the DealBook Summit. Critics on social media have accused Bezos of allowing the Washington Post to suffer amid hundreds of staff layoffs. (Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for The New York Times)

That’s because the middle class feels financially exhausted.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans feel like they’re running on a treadmill set to 11 while Washington keeps telling them to sprint faster.

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