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muriel_volestrangler

(106,095 posts)
11. "the proposal, which is guaranteed to be expensive, doesn't yet have a cost estimate"
Mon Mar 9, 2026, 03:51 PM
Mar 9
The New Jersey senator’s plan would set the standard deduction at $75,000 for married couples, or $37,500 for individuals. That’s more than double what it is today: $32,200 for couples filing jointly and half that for single filers.
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Booker’s bill, which he plans to formally introduce in the Senate on Tuesday, would have far-reaching ramifications on the tax system, encouraging more Americans to use the standard deduction rather than itemize. For a “head of household,” his bill would set the standard deduction at $56,250.
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And the proposal, which is guaranteed to be expensive, doesn’t yet have a cost estimate. Booker said his goal is to ensure his bill is “fully paid for” by raising taxes on upper earners and large corporations, while closing loopholes and cracking down on “tax avoidance schemes.” The bill doesn't specify those provisions.

The legislation would also boost the child tax credit to $4,320 per child under 6 years old, and $3,600 per child between 6 and 17, while adding a $2,400 “baby bonus” for the year a child is born.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-cory-booker-2028-potential-unveil-bill-making-75000-income-tax-fre-rcna262093

Does "head of household" here mean "single parent of non-earning child"? A singe adult living alone is a head of a household of 1. Are you a "head of household" if you have a child over 18 earning, and still living with you?

Anyway, not yet costed, nor saying what taxes would go up, so making it a bill seems premature. No-one could actually let it pass without those.

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No. Just no n/t leftstreet Mar 9 #1
Why not? moose65 Mar 9 #6
How about an explanation of your "no". Not real useful otherwise NoRethugFriends Mar 9 #9
Tax higher incomes, slash pork spending leftstreet Mar 9 #18
I don't know what neighborhood you live in.... SergeStorms Mar 9 #20
That's not the effective rate for most leftstreet Mar 9 #21
Yes please! at140 Mar 9 #2
Squirrel! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 9 #3
Or to raise, or eliminate, the cap on Social Security displacedvermoter Mar 9 #5
This instead. Ferrets are Cool Mar 9 #13
THIS!☝️👆🖕 RainCaster Mar 9 #30
Yes! Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #4
No. No flat taxes moose65 Mar 9 #8
No. Flat taxes are regressive NoRethugFriends Mar 9 #10
It could be the trade off Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #12
Why should somebody at 100,000 pay same rate as 1,000,000,000 NoRethugFriends Mar 9 #15
They wouldn't Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #16
It's essentially a flat tax Dave says Mar 9 #25
Where the heck you getting your calculator? Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #26
Oops! Dave says Mar 9 #28
It's not perfect. Johnny2X2X Mar 9 #29
I think they are trying to put things in place to counter AI. Basic income will be next. They will need billionaires Pisces Mar 9 #7
"the proposal, which is guaranteed to be expensive, doesn't yet have a cost estimate" muriel_volestrangler Mar 9 #11
Head of household generally means a single person with dependant household members resident at least 6 months if adult. haele Mar 9 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 9 #14
Stupid idea, rather than lower taxes we cut spending, specifically on the military. indusurb Mar 9 #17
I'd rather actual tax policy that eliminates the cap on SS, raises taxes on wealthy and makes Nanjeanne Mar 9 #19
Louder for the folks in the back... nt EarthFirst Mar 9 #23
But what about the poor billionaires? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 9 #24
It'll go nowhere. Just look at the liberals here. DJ Synikus Makisimus Mar 9 #27
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