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Bernie Sanders: “Mr. Bezos also would have owed about 11 billion in taxes.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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That's right. I mean that's easy. You try to survive at $209 billion. Price of Florida you couldn't eat. Mr. Bezos also would have owed about 11 billion in taxes. leaving him with a mere 207 billion to buy a couple of other mansions or jet planes or whatever he does with his money. What's the point? (09:04–33:42)

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Asserts that Jeff Bezos would have owed about $11 billion in taxes under proposed legislation.

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