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Kingofalldems

(40,189 posts)
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:04 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP
K & R n/t FSogol Saturday #1
A good plan JBTaurus83 Saturday #2
It will never pass, not even with Dem majorities Fiendish Thingy Saturday #3
We need massive tax hikes on millionaires/billionaires. Trickle down has just been trickle down tax burden OhioBlue Saturday #4
What We NEED Has Been The Same For About 75 Years. What Is.... ColoringFool Saturday #5
I agree Fiendish Thingy Saturday #6
You have to tax where the money is. The billionaire tax is inevitable delisen Saturday #7
It is the beginning of a conversation Kingofalldems Saturday #8
I would rather see Free Healthcare for ALL. Ferrets are Cool Saturday #9
I believe that proposal is on it's way as well. Kingofalldems Saturday #10

Fiendish Thingy

(22,891 posts)
3. It will never pass, not even with Dem majorities
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 09:49 PM
Saturday

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

OhioBlue

(5,185 posts)
4. We need massive tax hikes on millionaires/billionaires. Trickle down has just been trickle down tax burden
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:02 PM
Saturday

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.

Fiendish Thingy

(22,891 posts)
6. I agree
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:14 PM
Saturday

But the millionaires and billionaires don’t.

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

delisen

(7,341 posts)
7. You have to tax where the money is. The billionaire tax is inevitable
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:24 PM
Saturday

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)
8. It is the beginning of a conversation
Sat Mar 7, 2026, 10:26 PM
Saturday

to stop the transfer of wealth to the billionaire class.

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