Sen. Cory Booker's new bill could make
your first $75,000 of income tax free
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 3/11/2026 3:42:46 PM
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is proposing a bill that, if passed, would make the first $75,000 of a household income tax free. If the bill -- called the Keep Your Pay Act -- passes, it would more than double the standard deduction for taxpayers. Under Booker’s proposal, which was revealed Monday, the median American family would see their taxes cut by roughly 85%. Single filers and heads of households would also receive proportional tax relief through the Keep Your Pay Act. In a video advocating his bill, Booker said in part: "The tax system, we all know this, is rigged. It’s rigged against working people and all full of things to help
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Push for Virginia Redistricting Is Something
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