Platner: Bezos ‘pitching … propaganda’ to protect himself, ‘crony friends’
“I think it’s abject nonsense,” Platner said during an appearance on MS NOW, alongside Sen. “I think that’s what somebody says when they don’t want to see their taxes go up.” Bezos argued on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” last week that raising taxes on the ultrawealthy was not the way to fix systemic income inequality, calling instead for the bottom half of earners to pay zero federal income tax. “If people want me to pay more billions, right, then let’s have that debate, but don’t pretend you know that this, that that’s going to solve the problem,” the billionaire said.
- ▪“I think it’s abject nonsense,” Platner said during an appearance on MS NOW, alongside Sen.
- ▪“I think that’s what somebody says when they don’t want to see their taxes go up.” Bezos argued on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” last week that raising taxes on the ultrawealthy was not the way to fix systemic income inequality, calling instead for t
- ▪“If people want me to pay more billions, right, then let’s have that debate, but don’t pretend you know that this, that that’s going to solve the problem,” the billionaire said.
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Campaign Platner: Bezos ‘pitching … propaganda’ to protect himself, ‘crony friends’ Comments: by Sophie Brams - 05/26/26 10:35 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Sophie Brams - 05/26/26 10:35 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner (D) ripped Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Monday after the billionaire suggested that raising his taxes would do little to help everyday Americans. “I think it’s abject nonsense,” Platner said during an appearance on MS NOW, alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
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