Summary

House Republicans are considering taxing employer-provided benefits like transit passes, free meals, and on-site gyms to help offset the cost of Trump’s proposed $10 trillion tax cuts.

The move could generate $157 billion over 10 years but faces opposition due to its potential impact on worker morale and return-to-office policies.

Experts warn it could lower employee productivity and force companies to reconsider benefits.

While the proposal remains uncertain, lawmakers may be forced to adopt unpopular measures to fund the tax cuts amid a $36 trillion federal deficit.

  • @shapptastic
    link
    42 hours ago

    Awesome, way to combine RTO mandates with also cutting commuter benefits - can’t wait to pay an extra $100/mo to take the train instead of driving.

  • @CharlesDarwin
    link
    English
    198 hours ago

    I wonder how many redhat dipshits still think that 10 trillion dollars being given to the already obscenely rich will be “trickling down” to them.

    And this is AFTER they keep lecturing the Democrats on how they “lost the working class”…what do you tell voters who are so stupid as to believe this kind of thing? At what point do you HAVE to blame the voters for being this stupid?

    • @Pilferjinx
      link
      118 hours ago

      I don’t think they’re getting the memo to what’s actually happening. They think they’re still fighting a culture war when it’s always been a class war.

  • @[email protected]
    link
    fedilink
    English
    3313 hours ago

    i hope it passes. the working class revolution needs to happen sooner rather than when they decide to outlaw guns and put up a great firewall.

  • @officermike
    link
    712 hours ago

    Don’t know if this was an article from a regular columnist or a guest contributor, but it seems the editor missed a detail. The US has a $36 trillion debt, not a $36 trillion deficit.

    • @Greee1911
      link
      -58 hours ago

      Debt does not mean what you think it means when you can print your own money. It’s a term used to push political agendas.

  • @SinningStromgald
    link
    712 hours ago

    Jesus fuck these ideas to make a bad idea seem good just keep getting worse.