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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSen. Van Hollen has plan for NO Fed. Taxes for half of all US workers.
My Senator. Great start for the 2026 campaign and beyond. Something we can run on.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) has a plan that he says would ensure roughly half of all U.S. workers pay no federal income taxes.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-05T18:00:27.971502012Z
The measure would be paid for by a new surcharge on millionaires.
FSogol
(47,582 posts)JBTaurus83
(1,197 posts)And simple to understand.
Fiendish Thingy
(22,891 posts)The fine print of his plan requires massive tax hikes on millionaires, otherwise deficits would balloon tremendously.
OhioBlue
(5,185 posts)and a that giant sucking sound was actually a wealth transfer from the middle/working class to the wealthy.
They use infrastructure and services exponentially more than the working class. It is past time they pay their fair share.
ColoringFool
(592 posts)LIKELY is a big, fat "no."
Fiendish Thingy
(22,891 posts)But the millionaires and billionaires dont.
They already purchased the votes of 16 Dem senators to pass the GENIUS act deregulating crypto.
delisen
(7,341 posts)Some billionaires will leave. That is ok.
What would not pass in recent years, may well pass in the next few years. It is going to be a whole new environment.
Kingofalldems
(40,189 posts)to stop the transfer of wealth to the billionaire class.