2026年5月26日 美国东部时间16:29 / 福克斯新闻网
这位亚马逊创始人辩称，对富人加税无法解决系统性收入不平等问题
撰稿人：阿曼达·马西亚斯，福克斯新闻网
发布时间：2026年5月26日 下午4:29 美国东部时间
缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳在亚马逊创始人辩称对亿万富翁加税对改善美国人生活收效甚微后，严厉抨击了杰夫·贝佐斯。（图片来源：MS NOW – 2026年5月25日）
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缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳抨击杰夫·贝佐斯反对对亿万富翁加税，驳斥了这位亚马逊创始人关于对富人加税会损害经济增长的说法，当前正值2026年选举前夕，一场围绕财富不平等和税收的更广泛政治斗争愈演愈烈。
周一，普拉特纳在MS NOW节目中与佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯一同亮相时辩称，贝佐斯反对加税反映的是亿万富翁维护自身财富的利益，而非对高税率影响的严肃经济担忧。
“我认为这纯粹是胡说八道，”普拉特纳周一说道，“我觉得这是那些不想看到自己税款增加的人才会说的话。”
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缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳以进步主义经济政策竞选，核心主张是对亿万富翁征税并降低美国工薪阶层的生活成本。（图片来源：乔·雷德尔/盖蒂图片社）
普拉特纳进一步辩称，将更多来自富人的税收收入投入公共项目，将改善工薪美国人的生活，并整体加强社会。
“毫无疑问，如果我们瞄准那些被囤积的财富，将其收回体系内，投入医疗保健、儿童护理和支付教师应得薪资等社会项目，我们绝对会改善工薪美国人的生活，坦率地说，也会让我们整个社会变得更好，”普拉特纳说道。
他随后指责贝佐斯宣扬旨在保护富人免于缴纳更高税款的言论。
“我认为贝佐斯所宣扬的是宣传，”普拉特纳说，“这是为了保护他自己和他的裙带朋友。我们会为此追责。”
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普拉特纳是在回应贝佐斯上周接受CNBC采访时发表的言论，这位亚马逊创始人辩称，对超级富豪加税无法解决系统性收入不平等问题。贝佐斯转而建议取消低收入美国人的联邦所得税，并警告政客们常常通过 targeting 富人来简化经济问题。
“如果有人希望我多缴数十亿税款，好吧，那我们就展开辩论，但别假装你知道这能解决问题，”贝佐斯说，“就算把我要缴的税翻一番，也帮不了皇后区的那位老师，我向你保证。”
这位全球第四大富豪还指责政客们使用“古老伎俩”，“挑选一个反派并指责他”，他辩称，政府超支而非税收收入不足，才是美国财政困境的根源。
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佛蒙特州独立参议员伯尼·桑德斯与缅因州参议院候选人格雷厄姆·普拉特纳一同开展竞选活动，这位民主党人推行以对亿万富翁征税和降低美国工薪阶层生活成本为核心的进步主义纲领。（图片来源：萨拉·赖斯/盖蒂图片社）
这场交锋凸显了进步派民主党人与商界领袖和保守派之间日益加剧的分歧：前者推动对企业和亿万富翁加税以资助社会项目并减少收入不平等；后者辩称此类政策会阻碍投资、减缓经济增长，且无法解决政府开支的根本问题。
税收政策预计将成为2026年中期选举的核心议题，届时议员们将继续辩论特朗普时代减税政策的未来、国家债务以及针对高收入者和大型企业的提案。
普拉特纳在其参议院竞选活动中大幅倚重进步主义经济政策，将其竞选纲领的核心放在住房、医疗保健和薪资等可负担性问题上。
他还与桑德斯紧密结盟，桑德斯的政治形象长期以来以批评“亿万富翁阶层”和倡导对富人加税为核心。
今年4月，据缅因公共广播电台报道，普拉特纳公布了一项税收提案，对超过10亿美元的财富征收5%的税，同时免除工薪阶层和中产阶级缴纳联邦所得税。这位民主党人正在挑战现任共和党议员、缅因州的苏珊·柯林斯，这是本届选举周期中备受关注的参议院席位竞争之一。
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普拉特纳的主张与全国范围内进步派候选人的更广泛推动方向一致，包括纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼和西雅图市长候选人凯蒂·威尔逊，他们都以对富人加税和扩大以可负担性为核心的政策作为竞选纲领。
这场交锋凸显了围绕财富、税收和可负担性的斗争正成为2026年选举周期的决定性议题，尤其是在民主党借助民粹主义经济信息争取支持的竞争激烈的竞选中。
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Graham Platner vows to ‘come after’ Bezos as Senate hopeful escalates billionaire tax fight
2026-05-26 16:29 EDT / Fox News
The Amazon founder argued that raising taxes on the wealthy would not solve systemic income inequality
By Amanda Macias, Fox News
Published May 26, 2026 4:29pm EDT
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner slammed Jeff Bezos after the Amazon founder argued that higher taxes on billionaires would do little to improve Americans’ lives. (Credit: MS NOW – May 25, 2026)
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner blasted Jeff Bezos for opposing higher taxes on billionaires, rejecting the Amazon founder’s argument that raising taxes on the wealthy would hurt economic growth amid a broader political fight over wealth inequality and taxation ahead of the 2026 elections.
During a Monday appearance on MS NOW alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Platner argued Bezos’ opposition to higher taxes reflected the interests of billionaires seeking to preserve their wealth, rather than a serious economic concern about the impact of higher tax rates.
“I think it’s abject nonsense,” Platner said Monday. “I think that’s what somebody says when they don’t want to see their taxes go up.”
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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has campaigned on progressive economic policies focused on taxing billionaires and lowering costs for working-class Americans.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Platner went on to argue that directing more tax revenue from the wealthy into public programs would improve the lives of working Americans and strengthen society overall.
“There is absolutely no question if we target the wealth where it has been hoarded and we pull it back into our system and put it into social programs like health care, child care and paying teachers what they are worth, we will absolutely improve the lives of working Americans and, quite frankly, improve our society as a whole,” Platner said.
He went on to accuse Bezos of promoting arguments designed to protect the wealthy from higher taxes.
“I think what he [Bezos] is pitching is propaganda,” Platner said. “It’s meant to protect himself and protect his crony friends. And we’re going to come after them for it.”
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Platner was responding to comments Bezos made during a CNBC interview last week, where the Amazon founder argued that raising taxes on the ultrawealthy would not solve systemic income inequality. Instead, Bezos suggested eliminating federal income taxes for lower-income Americans while warning that politicians often oversimplify economic problems by targeting wealthy individuals.
“If people want me to pay more billions, right, then let’s have that debate, but don’t pretend you know that that’s going to solve the problem,” Bezos said. “You could double the taxes I pay and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens. I promise you.”
The world’s fourth-richest person also accused politicians of using an “age-old technique” of “picking a villain and pointing fingers,” arguing that government overspending — not insufficient tax revenue — is the root cause of the nation’s fiscal challenges.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has campaigned with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner as the Democrat pushes a progressive platform focused on taxing billionaires and lowering costs for working Americans.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
The exchange underscores a growing divide between progressive Democrats pushing for higher taxes on corporations and billionaires to fund social programs and reduce income inequality, and business leaders and conservatives who argue such policies would discourage investment, slow economic growth and fail to address underlying government spending issues.
Tax policy is expected to remain a central issue heading into the 2026 midterm elections as lawmakers continue to debate the future of Trump-era tax cuts, the national debt and proposals targeting high earners and large corporations.
Platner has leaned heavily on progressive economic policy in his Senate campaign, centering his platform on affordability issues such as housing, healthcare and wages.
He has also aligned himself closely with Sanders, whose political brand has long focused on criticizing the “billionaire class” and advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy.
In April, Platner unveiled a tax proposal that would impose a 5% tax on wealth exceeding $1 billion while exempting working- and middle-class Americans from paying federal income taxes, according to Maine Public Radio. The Democrat is challenging longtime incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in one of the cycle’s closely watched Senate races.
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A side-by-side photo of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.(Getty Images)
Platner’s message mirrors a broader push from progressive candidates nationwide, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson, who have campaigned on raising taxes on wealthy Americans and expanding affordability-focused policies.
The exchange underscores how fights over wealth, taxation and affordability are becoming defining issues in the 2026 election cycle, particularly in competitive races where Democrats are leaning into populist economic messaging.
Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.