Jeff Bezos calls for zero income tax on the bottom half of US workers

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has publicly backed eliminating federal income tax for the bottom half of American workers — a proposal that, if enacted, would represent one of the most sweeping changes to US tax policy in decades. Bezos did not attach a specific income threshold to the proposal, but the bottom 50% of earners in the US currently account for roughly 10% of total federal income tax revenue, making the fiscal math politically contentious but arithmetically manageable.

The statement lands amid a broader national debate over tax reform, wealth inequality, and the cost of living for lower-income households. Coming from one of the world's wealthiest individuals, the endorsement adds an unusual voice to a policy position more commonly associated with progressive economists and populist lawmakers — and is likely to draw scrutiny over what, if any, offsetting revenue measures Bezos…