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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once again went after President Joe Biden for the White House's policies regarding inflation and taking credit for deficit reduction in a tweet on Sunday.
Bezos, retweeting an account that goes by the name @ne0liberal, argued that the inflation crisis could have been made worse if not for West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin refusing to vote for further COVID stimulus.
'The administration tried hard to inject even more stimulus into an already over-heated, inflationary economy and only Manchin saved them from themselves,' Bezos wrote. 'Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Misdirection doesn’t help the country.'
Bezos is referring to Manchin's efforts to shut down Biden's Build Back Better agenda, as well as further COVID stimulus payments at the beginning of Biden's administration.
The White House responded to Bezos' criticisms over the last two days with a statement on Sunday.
'It doesn't require a huge leap to figure out why one of the wealthiest individuals on earth opposes an economic agenda for the middle class that cuts some of the biggest costs families face, fights inflation for the long haul, and adds to the historic deficit reduction the president is achieving by asking the richest taxpayers and corporations to pay their fair share,' said White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates.
Bates added in a shot regarding the president's recent appearance with Amazon Labor Union head Chris Smalls.
'It's also unsurprising that this tweet comes after the president met with labor organizers, including Amazon employees.'
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once again went after President Joe Biden for the White House's policies regarding inflation and taking credit for deficit reduction in a tweet on Sunday
Bezos, retweeting an account that goes by the name @ne0liberal , argued that the inflation crisis could have been made worse if not for West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin refusing to vote for further COVID stimulus
'The administration tried hard to inject even more stimulus into an already over-heated, inflationary economy and only Manchin saved them from themselves,' Bezos wrote. 'Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Misdirection doesn’t help the country'
Bezos asked the Biden Administration's new Disinformation Board to review the president's tweet claiming that growing inflation could be tamed by raising corporate taxes.
Joe Biden, who has faced criticism over the 40-year high rates which hit 8.3 percent, tweeted on Friday that taxing corporations more would help ease the economic strain impacting Americans.
'You want to bring down inflation? Let's make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share,' Biden tweeted.
Bezos responded within hours, claiming the president was conflating two separate issues that only amounted to misdirection, and should be held accountable by the Department of Homeland
