Bezos Backs Pied-à-Terre Tax But Slams Mamdani for Targeting Ken Griffin

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has publicly criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's approach to a proposed pied-à-terre tax initiative. Bezos stated that singling out individuals like billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is not an effective strategy for addressing systemic problems. While he expressed support for the pied-à-terre tax concept itself, he objected to Mamdani's focus on demonizing wealthy figures. Bezos argued that government inefficiency, rather than increased taxation alone, is the core issue that needs to be addressed.