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Commentary: Massive Tax Hikes Coming Without GOP Sweep in 2024 Elections

August 22, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 22, 2017, provided across-the-board income tax cuts for all income levels as well as significant tax relief for American taxpayers. However, most of the tax relief expires on Dec. 31, 2025, which will result in significant tax hikes for most Americans in 2026.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are calling for new legislation in 2025 to make the TCJA tax cuts permanent. But this will only be possible with three election results this November: (1) Trump wins the presidency; (2) Republicans gain majority control of the Senate; and (3) Republicans maintain majority control of the House of Representatives. Failure to achieve a victory sweep for the presidency and both houses of Congress would be devastating for Americans’ pocketbooks, given Democrat animus towards extending the TCJA tax cuts.

Kamala Harris Makes Several About-Faces on Key Policies as She Maneuvers to Face Donald Trump

August 6, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

In the weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, the California politician has shifted her policies—sometimes quietly, even under the radar —on key issues to distance herself from her liberal past.

White House officials told Politico that these shifts are part of a strategy to undermine the argument that she is a leftist politician, a reputation they believe stems from the positions she took in the 2020 Democratic primary, but which they say do not truly represent Harris’ positions.

Where the Top Democratic Candidates Stand on Health Care

January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 Minnesota Sun Staff

Pete Buttigeig, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders

Of all the public policy issues the top-tier Democratic presidential hopefuls have addressed, health care stands out as the one that separates them the most.

Bernie Sanders Won’t Reveal Cost of Medicare-for-All Because ‘It’s Such a Huge Number’

January 5, 2020January 4, 2020 Admin

Democratic 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday that he won’t put a price tag on his government takeover of the health care system because the figure is “such a huge number.”

Poll: Nearly Half of Likely US Voters Oppose Medicare for All

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Nearly half of likely U.S. voters oppose Medicare for All, according to a Rasmussen national poll published Thursday.

Bernie Vows to ‘Eliminate Homelessness,’ Omar Calls for End to ‘Western Imperialism’ at Minneapolis Rally

November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Anthony Gockowski

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to a crowd of more than 10,000 fans Sunday night at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena, where Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Attorney General Keith Ellison warmed up the crowd.

Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Medicare For All’ Plan Overlooks Cost of Illegal Alien Coverage

November 3, 2019November 2, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren said her “Medicare for All” plan won’t require a tax increase on the middle class and will return $11 trillion to American families, but her plan doesn’t factor in the cost of universal coverage for illegal aliens.

STUDY: ‘Medicare for All’ Will Further Lower Physician Morale

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Last week, the administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, spoke at The Heritage Foundation on the effect “Medicare for All” would have on American health care.

‘I Wrote the Damn Bill!’ — Bernie Responds to Criticism of Medicare for All From Ryan and Delaney

July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a firm response to fellow candidate Tim Ryan’s accusation that he “doesn’t know” what kinds of benefits Medicare for All would provide on Tuesday.

Poll: Most Americans Don’t Want Medicare for All Once They Understand Costs

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Bethany Blankley Most Americans oppose a Medicare for All program once they understand what it means and how much it would cost, a Health Tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reveals. The poll found that a majority of people – 56 percent –…

Four Takeaways from House Democrats’ ‘Medicare for All’ Hearing

May 2, 2019May 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Rachel del Guidice Democrats pushed their “Medicare for All” legislation in a hearing Tuesday before the House Rules Committee, saying it would provide health care efficiently to all Americans. “Full room at the FIRST EVER hearing on #MedicareForAll today,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., tweeted Tuesday. “A tremendous step…

Commentary: Ignore Medicare for All Advocates’ Claims on Life Expectancy in US.

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Robert Moffit Ponder this: If self-styled “progressives” in Congress impose total government control over health care, will ordinary Americans enjoy a longer life span? Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., chief sponsor of the Senate “Medicare for All” bill (S. 1804), often reminds us that the United States spends roughly…

Three Doctors in Congress Diagnose the Problems with ‘Medicare for All’

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Rob Bluey Few issues have animated conservatives as much as Obamacare. But there’s a new threat on the horizon. It’s called Medicare for All – and it would be a massive government takeover of your health care. The Daily Signal spoke with three medical doctors who are serving…

Democrats Worry Agenda Will ‘Die a Horrible Death’ in the Senate, Regardless of 2020 Outcome

March 2, 2019March 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Chris White Democrats are warning that some of the party’s biggest agenda pledges are destined to crash in the Senate, regardless of the 2020 election’s outcome. Medicare for All, a potential Green New Deal and a push for a $15 minimum wage would struggle to get past a…