Jeff Bezos Says Billionaire Taxes Won’t Save the Working Class During the conversation with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, rejects claims accusing him of avoiding taxes and says he pays “billions of dollars” in taxes. Bezos also argues larger taxes on billionaires fail to resolve broader economic pressures facing working Americans. Later in the interview, he rejects claims tying Airbnb to rising rent prices and points toward New York City’s rest