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cayugafalls

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4. I'm curious, did he actually pay $0 or was his taxes owed $0?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 11:18 PM

Jun 2021

Taxes owed is different than paying $0, isn't it?

My question is, Did Bezos pay $0 dollars in Fed taxes or did he pay several million in taxes and then after filing with deductions, did not owe any EXTRA?

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Tweet of the night: [View all] applegrove Jun 2021 OP

K and fucking R Blue Owl Jun 2021 #1

Dan Price puts his money where his mouth is. yonder Jun 2021 #2

Hmmm. So it seems like "trickle UP" economics is working out fine for some. FailureToCommunicate Jun 2021 #3

Trade in that *sharp* pitchfork.... lastlib Jun 2021 #7

Good point(s) FailureToCommunicate Jun 2021 #13

I'm curious, did he actually pay $0 or was his taxes owed $0? cayugafalls Jun 2021 #4

I think the point is he paid nothing. applegrove Jun 2021 #5

I agree that the rich need to pay more. cayugafalls Jun 2021 #10

Oh. A relative sent me the tweet as a png. I did not read the story it is applegrove Jun 2021 #19

And I do apologize my dear applegrove if I came across wrong. I was working at the time. cayugafalls Jun 2021 #20

GQP: More tax cuts will fix that! moondust Jun 2021 #6

Because people on unemployment have no PR department, or lobbyists. BobTheSubgenius Jun 2021 #8

So I guess Orange Head is pissed speaknow Jun 2021 #9

This TRULY is obscene. Truly!!! secondwind Jun 2021 #11

It's an old argument. Aussie105 Jun 2021 #12

You Missed #3 NonPC Jun 2021 #18

The morbidly rich and their corporations Magoo48 Jun 2021 #14

I've always said AKwannabe Jun 2021 #16

. area51 Jun 2021 #15

Th8s is why Warren's 2 percent tax on assets is so sensible grantcart Jun 2021 #17

My problem w/this is that fools target Bezos like it's his fault. live love laugh Jun 2021 #21