{"id":664087,"date":"2026-05-25T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664087\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:00:10","slug":"jeff-bezos-just-told-amazon-users-if-we-ran-amazon-the-way-new-york-city-runs-its-school-system-your-packages-would","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/664087\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos just told Amazon users: If we ran Amazon the way New York City runs its School system, your packages would …"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jeff Amazon<\/a> founder Jeff Bezos<\/a> has recently criticised New York City\u2019s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s economic policies. The tech billionaire argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues. During an interview on CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box, Bezos compared the city\u2019s education system with Amazon\u2019s operations, saying inefficiencies in public administration would not be tolerated in business.\u201cIf we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive. We\u2019d have to charge you a $100 delivery fee. And then when the package did finally arrive, it\u2019d have the wrong item in it anyway,\u201d Bezos told CNBC.The comments were directed at New York City\u2019s education spending, which Bezos said amounts to around $44,000 per student annually despite declining enrollment and low academic outcomes. He argued that increased spending is being absorbed by administrative structures rather than reaching teachers.\u201cNone of this money is getting to the teachers, I promise you. If you\u2019re charging $44,000 per student, how much of that money do you think is trickling down to teachers? Not much,\u201d Bezos added.After Bezos suggested that increasing taxes on wealthy individuals would not materially help educators, New York mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> responded on social media. He took to the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, \u201cI know a few teachers in Queens who would beg to differ.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff Bezos criticises \u2018tax-the-rich\u2019 approach, calls for root-cause solutions<\/p>\n

Bezos also criticised policies focused on raising taxes for wealthy individuals, saying political debates often rely on assigning blame rather than addressing underlying problems.\u201cWhat\u2019s happening here is politicians are using the kind of age-old techniques \u2026 you know, picking a villain and pointing fingers,\u201d Bezos said, referring to economic inequality as a \u201ctale of two economies.\u201d\u201cBut the problem is that doesn\u2019t solve anything. And so like, if you want to help the group of people who are struggling, you have to figure out real root causes and solutions. And that takes skill,\u201d Bezos noted.The Amazon founder said the company uses a problem-solving approach called \u201cthe five whys\u201d to identify root causes rather than assigning blame.\u201cWhat we don\u2019t do, because it doesn\u2019t work, is just point fingers and blame people. It might feel good for 10 seconds, but it doesn\u2019t accomplish anything,\u201d he explained.The remarks come shortly after the Bezos family pledged up to $150 million toward early childhood education initiatives in New York City. The contribution includes a $100 million donation through the Jackie Bezos Endowment for Early Childhood and an additional $25 million contingent on matching funds.The funding is linked to broader efforts to support anti-poverty and childcare programmes in New York, as city officials pursue expanded childcare initiatives. Bezos also argued for changes to the US tax system, suggesting lower-income Americans should not be taxed.\u201cWhen people are starting out and they\u2019re struggling, stop taxing them. We don\u2019t need it. We live in the wealthiest country in the world,\u201d Bezos said.\u201cI don\u2019t want to reduce it, I want to eliminate it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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