But it won’t solve the problem.
Speaking with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bezos said: “When you don’t know how to solve a problem, create a villain, blame them. Griffin had called the video “creepy” and threatened to cancel a $6 billion Midtown development project, prompting mediation by Governor Kathy Hochul. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for targeting Citadel CEO Ken Griffin in a viral Tax Day video promoting proposed pied-à-terre tax. The only thing that will solve the problem is skill.
“Any corporate CEO, CFO worth their salt—an Amazon CFO could find 3% in the federal budget on a Tuesday afternoon. 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 told CNBC. Bezos shifted the conversation toward government inefficiency While distancing himself from the personal feud. This is not the first time that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticised New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Recently, Bezos criticised New York City’s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s economic policies. He argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues. During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bezos compared the city’s education system with Amazon’s operations, saying inefficiencies in public administration would not be tolerated in business. “If we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive.