Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop Bezos bill’ to Prevent Taxpayers ‘Subsidising Billionaires’
5th September 2018
Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation to tax big companies the full amount of welfare claimed by their workers because of the low-wages they receive.
Titled the Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (Stop BEZOS) Act, Mr Sanders took direct aim at companies such as Amazon and its owner Jeff Bezos. While Mr Bezos’ wealth stood at $168bn, the Vermont senator said, many of his employees were forced to use food stamps and other federal and state benefits because their wages were so low.
The same effect could be had by abolishing the welfare system, which would save every taxpayer money. But Bernie isn’t about reducing government, he’s about increasing it.