Amazon founder Jeff Bezos entered the political fray on Sunday, knocking President Biden over decades-high inflation and claiming Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) “saved” Democrats from making the problem worse. Bezos, 58, accused the White House of overheating the economy with pandemic-induced stimulus payments. Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, approved in March 2020, allotted up to $1,400 per person, plus $1,400 per eligible dependent, for people and families who met certain requirements.“In fact, the administration tried hard to inject even more stimulus into an already over-heated, inflationary economy and only Manchin saved them from themselves,” wrote Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post newspaper. “Inflation is a regressive tax that most hurts the least affluent. Misdirection doesn’t help the country.”
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