White House Hits Back at , Inflation Criticism From Jeff Bezos.<br />White House Hits Back at , Inflation Criticism From Jeff Bezos.<br />President Joe Biden and the billionaire founder of Amazon have been sparring on Twitter since May 13. .<br />You want to bring down inflation? Let’s make sure the wealthiest corporations pay their fair share, President Joe Biden, via Twitter.<br />Biden's tweet seemed aimed at Amazon.<br />Bezos' reaction via Twitter is notable because it refers to the Biden administration's approach to rising inflation as a "misdirection.".<br />Raising corp taxes is fine to discuss. Taming inflation is critical to discuss. , Jeff Bezos, via Twitter.<br />Mushing them together is <br />just misdirection, Jeff Bezos, via Twitter.<br />Bezos has also criticized the president's Build Back Better plan, the passage of which Bezos claims has stoked inflation.<br />Part of the Build Back Better legislation includes increasing taxes for the wealthiest Americans and corporations.<br />Bezos suggested that Build Back Better has been detrimental to the poorest Americans <br />who are usually hit hardest by inflation.<br />White House spokesman Andrew Bates responded to Bezos' suggestion.<br />It’s [...] unsurprising that this tweet comes after the president met with labor organizers, including Amazon employees, Andrew Bates, White House Spokesperson, <br />via CNBC.<br />Bezos accused Bates of attempting to "muddy the topic.".<br />They know inflation hurts the neediest the most. But unions aren’t causing inflation and neither are wealthy people, Jeff Bezos, via Twitter.<br />Biden has openly supported workers' rights to unionize, specifically at Amazon.<br />The choice to join a union belongs to workers alone. By the way, Amazon, here we come, President Joe Biden, via CNBC.<br />The Twitter squabble is the first time <br />Biden and Bezos have publicly squared off
