Joe Biden Breaks Pledge: Raises Taxes on Americans Earnings over $50k

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) found that the House Ways and Means Committee's portion of the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill would increase taxes on Americans making over $50,000 or more per year in the calendar year 2031, according to a Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) report.
46% : The JCT analysis even found that the proposal would increase taxes on Americans in calendar year 2027 for those making between $30,000 to $40,000 per year.
45% : Democrats remain poised to increase taxes on most Americans with their $3.5 trillion proposal as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wore a dress with the message "tax the rich" to the 2021 Met Gala on Monday.
41% : Psaki clarified that this figure applies to families, not individuals, but the infrastructure plan would still raise taxes on most Americans.
39% : (NRCC) spokesman Mike Berg said in a statement Tuesday, "Democrats have already broken their promise not to raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year.
35% : Despite his party's proposal to raise taxes on most Americans, Biden said Tuesday that the "super-wealthy" and "big corporations" should pay more in taxes.
26% : The JCT's analysis of the infrastructure bill would serve as a significant break from Biden's promise not to raise taxes on Americans making less than $400,000 per year.
24% : The Democrats' $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill would break President Joe Biden's pledge not to increase taxes on working-class Americans.

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