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Trump’s Call to End Taxes on Social Security
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Repeatedly during the campaign, former President Donald J. Trump and Republicans have embraced new, sometimes novel tax cuts in an attempt to shore up support with major constituencies.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times
To the Editor:
Re “Trump Dangles New Tax Cuts, Now for a Larger Voting Group” (front page, Aug. 8):
Donald Trump’s latest campaign gambit, calling for an end to taxes on Social Security benefits, risks deepening a generational divide already evidenced by his indifference to man-made climate change and the more than $8 trillion added to the national debt during his term in office.
This article cited an estimate of another $1.8 trillion added to the national debt over a decade if his proposal comes to pass. This does not include the impact of continuing the Trump-era tax cuts beyond their expiration date in 2025. The Brookings Institution estimated this would add another $2 trillion to the national debt by 2028.
Our children, grandchildren and future generations will be left to deal with the devastating impacts of climate change and a government too overburdened by debt to meet many of its most fundamental obligations.
Gorging on candy now will severely affect our future health.
Arthur Greenberg
Exeter, N.H.
To the Editor:
As a liberal, I’d support Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate taxes on Social Security if he would pay for it by eliminating tax breaks for private equity investors, hedge fund managers, and other special interest groups that bought tax breaks from Congress, and by taxing the fossil fuel industry and other polluters.
Also required would be funding the I.R.S. to collect more of the taxes owed. Since every dollar spent on collection brings in several dollars, it is irresponsible not to.
Kenneth J. Kahn
Long Beach, N.Y.
To the Editor:
Donald Trump has made several pledges in recent campaign events and interviews to cut taxes for a number of voter segments, and they are likely to have some effect, because who wouldn’t be happy to pay less taxes?
