Perspective and context needed when talking numbers. View the YouTube video “Man Uses Rice to Visually Represent Jeff Bezos' Net Worth.” Then remember in 2011 he claimed a $4,000 tax credit intended for families earning less than $100,000 (1 grain of rice in the video). A June 8, 2021, ProPublica Report shows the richest Americans — including Bezos, Musk and Buffett — paid federal income taxes equaling just 3.4% of $401 billion in new wealth.