Patient Zero: The Billionaire Immunity Trial
Jeff Bezos explains that taxing billionaires won’t cure what’s wrong with America—while the rest of the country coughs up the co‑pay.

In Bezos’s exam room, the only pre-existing condition is hoarding.
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Jeff Bezos argues billionaire tax hikes won’t help Americans — but here's why advocates for wealth taxes disagree
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