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One of the most bipartisan members of Congress, Susie Lee is “calling balls and strikes” on Congressional Republicans’ Tax Scam in a new op-ed published by the Las Vegas Sun.
Lee points out that the new law threatens health care for thousands of Nevadans, increases costs for families, and dangles a misleading promise to end taxes on tipped wages – all to pay for permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans.
See for yourself…
Las Vegas Sun: Rep. Susie Lee: One Big Beautiful Bill is unfair, unpopular — and it’s soon coming to Las Vegas
- It is one of the least popular pieces of legislation in modern American history, giving massive, permanent tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and temporary crumbs for working families in Southern Nevada.
- To pay for these tax breaks, more than 114,500 Nevadans and 17 million Americans will lose health care coverage and even more will see their insurance premiums rise; Nevadans’ energy prices will increase by 12%; and construction jobs in Nevada and across the country will be lost.
- Additionally, 265,000 Nevada families will see their SNAP benefits cut or lost entirely, meaning thousands in our state will go hungry.
- This bill adds an additional $4.4 trillion to our national debt.
- The cherry on top is that this bill was pushed through in such a shrouded manner that it included a tax provision that will take a sledgehammer to our gaming economy, seemingly to the surprise of many who supported the bill.
- In Nevada specifically, two thirds of the law’s benefits will go to the top 20% of income earners — those earning more than $140,800 a year — according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
- You can only deduct up to $25,000 in tips, and if you make more than $150,000 a year, your tipped income will start to be taxed again. Yet, if you earn $5 million, your tax breaks are not capped.
- Did I mention that “no tax on tips” expires in 2028? Their “no tax on Social Security” and “no tax on overtime” also expire in 2028. Yet, tax breaks for millionaires never expire.
- To be clear, I support no tax on tips. Earlier this year, I called on Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to bring Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s “No Tax on Tips Act” — which unanimously passed the Senate — to the House floor for a vote.
- Inflation is climbing, international tourists are avoiding Las Vegas, hotel occupancy is seeing steep declines, and Nevadans who buy their health insurance through the Silver State Exchange can expect to pay 75% more for it next year.
- I’ve been named one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and have helped pass legislation that lowered prescription drug costs, made historic investments in infrastructure jobs, and brought down housing and energy costs in Southern Nevada.
- But I call balls and strikes as I see them, regardless of party — I will not support bills that hurt Southern Nevadans. Period.
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