Jeff Bezos vs New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani: How Amazon founder’s comment that doubling taxes is not gonna help that teacher in Queens got Mamdani ‘angry’
TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 21, 2026, 20:22 (IST)
Jeff Bezos stated that doubling his taxes wouldn't significantly help a Queens teacher, sparking a retort from NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Bezos proposed eliminating federal income tax for lower earners, arguing "zero is a better number than $1." He also criticized New York City's spending, not its billionaires, as the core issue.