New tax plan from leading GOP senator would require all Americans to pay federal income taxes A leading GOP senator faced a backlash this week after calling for all Americans to start paying federal income taxes, leading to criticism from both the White House and leading conservative policy experts. Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), the head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, released an “11-point plan to rescue America” that included a proposal for all Americans to pay some form of income tax, even if it was a nominal amount. Roughly 50 percent of Americans on the bottom half of the income distribution do not pay federal income taxes because they do not earn enough to have income tax liability and because many receive tax credits. Millions of these Americans do pay federal and state government taxes in the form of payroll taxes, sales taxes and other levies.... Scott’s rhetoric harks back to the widely criticized comments by Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential campaign arguing that the “47 percent” of Americans who pay no income taxes would automatically support the Democratic Party. ___________________________ It's worth a discussion.
Joe doesn't want all Americans to pay taxes... GOP senator’s call for all Americans to pay income tax sparks criticism from White House https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/politics/rick-scott-plan-republicans/index.html