Billionaire Jeff Bezos has boldly put forth a challenge to Americans.

In a May 20 interview with CNBC, he referenced a hypothetical New York City school teacher and said, “You could double the taxes I pay, and it's not going to help that teacher in Queens. I promise you.”

Promises from billionaires will be worth about as much as cash in the post-apocalyptic wasteland we’ll soon inhabit, thanks to all the billionaires. (I’m guessing the primary currency will be potable water and locally sourced rich-people meat.)

So I’ll respond to Mr. Bezos with this: “You say doubling your taxes won’t help regular Americans. Well, sir, that’s a risk I’m willing to take. What say we quintuple your taxes and see what shakes out?”

I say let's raise Jeff Bezos' taxes and see how it all works out

"If people want me to pay more billions right, then let's have that debate, but don't pretend that that's going to solve the problem," Bezos said.

Counterpoint: It would certainly help the problem of income inequality and, again, even if it winds up failing, I’m........

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