Jeff Bezos Criticizes NYC School Funding and ‘Tax-the-Rich’ Policies, Advocates Root-Cause Solutions
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- •Jeff Bezos criticized NYC’s $44,000 per-student annual school spending, calling it inefficient and questioning how little reaches teachers.
- •He dismissed the “tax-the-rich” approach as ineffective, advocating instead for root-cause solutions using methods like Amazon’s “five whys.”
- •Bezos argued for eliminating income taxes for low-income Americans, stating it’s unnecessary in the wealthiest country.
- •The Bezos family pledged up to $150 million toward early childhood education in NYC, including a $100 million endowment.
- •Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded on X, countering Bezos’ claims with a reference to teachers in Queens.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has publicly challenged New York City’s public education funding model and the economic policies of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, arguing that increased spending alone does not address systemic inefficiencies. Speaking on CNBC’s *Squawk Box*, Bezos drew a sharp contrast between corporate efficiency and public sector administration, using Amazon’s operational standards as a benchmark.
“If we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive. We’d have to charge you a $100 delivery fee. And then when the package did finally arrive, it’d have the wrong item in it anyway,” Bezos remarked during the interview. His comments targeted the city’s education spending, which totals approximately , despite declining enrollment and persistently low academic outcomes. He contended that much of this funding is absorbed by administrative overhead rather than reaching teachers or students directly.
