Jeff Bezos wants the bottom half of earners to pay zero income tax—he says nurses making just $75K should save $12K a year

Jeff Bezos (Credit: STEFANO RELLANDINI/AFP via Getty Images)

For roughly 76 million American households, federal income taxes could eventually disappear—if a proposal by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ever becomes reality.

The Blue Origin owner argued the bottom half of U.S. earners should pay no income tax, saying working Americans shouldn’t be placed under increased financial pressure, considering they contribute a relatively small share of total tax revenue anyway.