Negative coverage of Jeff Bezos, framing his anti-tax comments and Trump praise as cynical billionaire self-interest while tech layoffs accelerate.

• Bezos told CNBC that doubling his taxes would not help a teacher in Queens, blaming high rents on government instead.
• Critics note his $224B net worth could nearly double every U.S. teacher's salary for a year, and Amazon has taken about $15B in government subsidies.
• Bezos moved from Seattle to Miami to avoid a wealth tax, and Florida is now pushing to eliminate the property tax that funds schools.
• Bezos also praised Trump as more mature and disciplined, while attacking corporate welfare, government interference, and unions in the same breath.
• Meta is laying off 8,000 workers and reassigning 7,000 to AI teams, with Zuckerberg saying he wants to train AI on his smartest employees before replacing them.

Outlook: Billionaire push to cut their own taxes and replace workers with AI will keep growing, with more tech layoffs expected.