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Kingofalldems

(40,373 posts) Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:04 PM Mar 7

Sen. 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 measure would be paid for by a new surcharge on millionaires.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2026-03-05T18:00:27.971502012Z

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Sen. Van Hollen has plan for NO Fed. Taxes for half of all US workers. (Original Post) Kingofalldems Mar 7 OP

K & R n/t FSogol Mar 7 #1

A good plan JBTaurus83 Mar 7 #2

It will never pass, not even with Dem majorities Fiendish Thingy Mar 7 #3

We need massive tax hikes on millionaires/billionaires. Trickle down has just been trickle down tax burden OhioBlue Mar 7 #4

What We NEED Has Been The Same For About 75 Years. What Is.... ColoringFool Mar 7 #5

I agree Fiendish Thingy Mar 7 #6

You have to tax where the money is. The billionaire tax is inevitable delisen Mar 7 #7

It is the beginning of a conversation Kingofalldems Mar 7 #8

I would rather see Free Healthcare for ALL. Ferrets are Cool Mar 7 #9

I believe that proposal is on it's way as well. Kingofalldems Mar 7 #10

FSogol

(47,668 posts)

1. K & R n/t

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:13 PM

Mar 7

JBTaurus83

(1,702 posts)

2. A good plan

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:18 PM

Mar 7

And simple to understand.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,185 posts)

3. It will never pass, not even with Dem majorities

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:49 PM

Mar 7

The fine print of his plan requires massive tax hikes on millionaires, otherwise deficits would balloon tremendously.

OhioBlue

(5,202 posts)

4. We need massive tax hikes on millionaires/billionaires. Trickle down has just been trickle down tax burden

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:02 PM

Mar 7

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

(1,159 posts)

5. What We NEED Has Been The Same For About 75 Years. What Is....

Reply to OhioBlue (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:06 PM

Mar 7

LIKELY is a big, fat "no."

Fiendish Thingy

(24,185 posts)

6. I agree

Reply to OhioBlue (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:14 PM

Mar 7

But the millionaires and billionaires don’t.

They already purchased the votes of 16 Dem senators to pass the GENIUS act deregulating crypto.

delisen

(7,432 posts)

7. You have to tax where the money is. The billionaire tax is inevitable

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:24 PM

Mar 7

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.