Bezos is right that the income tax load sits almost entirely on the top while spending keeps exploding

Jeff Bezos: "We don't have a revenue problem in this country. We already have the most progressive tax system in the world.”

“The Top 1% of taxpayers pay 40% of all taxes.”

“The bottom 50% pay just 3%. We have a spending problem."pic.twitter.com/J9064Myhmi

— Hedgeye (@Hedgeye) August 12, 2026