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Democrats may impose a national plastic tax to finance their $3.5 trillion ($3,500,000,000,000) tax and spending spree, according to a leaked Senate Finance Committee document.
The document lists a "Plastics Excise Tax" which will "impose a $.20 per pound fee on the sale of virgin plastic." Virgin plastic is a vital material in medical devices and products, clothing, toys, and thousands of household products. The authenticity of the document was confirmed by NBC News.
"The Democrats' tax on plastics is a tax on every middle income American 50 times a day," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. "For Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, the answer was 'plastics.' The question was, 'What will Democrats tax next?'"
The proposed tax hike appears to be modeled off of legislation introduced in early August by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), one of the most progressive members of the Senate.
The burden of the tax would be borne by consumers in the form of higher prices for everyday household goods.
Violates President Biden’s $400,000 Tax Pledge
The national plastic tax would violate President Biden’s pledge not to raise any form of tax on anyone making less than $400,000 per year. Even the White House has raised this concern. A recent Reuters story detailing Democrats proposed carbon border tax claimed, “the White House is concerned the Democrats' proposal will raise prices on a host of consumer goods, from cars to appliances, and conflict with Biden's pledge not to tax any American earning less than $400,000 per year.” The same logic applies to the plastic tax now under consideration.
The document lists a "Plastics Excise Tax" which will "impose a $.20 per pound fee on the sale of virgin plastic." Virgin plastic is a vital material in medical devices and products, clothing, toys, and thousands of household products. The authenticity of the document was confirmed by NBC News.
"The Democrats' tax on plastics is a tax on every middle income American 50 times a day," said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. "For Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate, the answer was 'plastics.' The question was, 'What will Democrats tax next?'"
The proposed tax hike appears to be modeled off of legislation introduced in early August by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), one of the most progressive members of the Senate.
The burden of the tax would be borne by consumers in the form of higher prices for everyday household goods.
Violates President Biden’s $400,000 Tax Pledge
The national plastic tax would violate President Biden’s pledge not to raise any form of tax on anyone making less than $400,000 per year. Even the White House has raised this concern. A recent Reuters story detailing Democrats proposed carbon border tax claimed, “the White House is concerned the Democrats' proposal will raise prices on a host of consumer goods, from cars to appliances, and conflict with Biden's pledge not to tax any American earning less than $400,000 per year.” The same logic applies to the plastic tax now under consideration.
