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?
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