As Israel continued to experience attacks from the terrorist organization Hamas, President Joe Biden’s series of tweets received harsh criticism.
Even in the midst of escalating unrest in the turbulent Middle East, Biden’s X account tweeted about his divisive proposal of offering “student debt relief” to some debtors on Sunday morning.
“We’ve never walked away from that sense of possibility that drives this country. Delivering student debt relief to borrowers that need it is about extending the power of possibilities to every American. Not just those at the top,” His statement appeared.
Due to its tone-deaf timing, the tweet garnered harsh criticism.
Turning Point Action’s Kristopher J. Anderson replied, “Democrats funded the attacks on Israel.”
Another user of X stated: “The world is on fire, and this is what you tweet.. you are the most disgusting human being and president this country has ever had.”
“Americans were murdered and taken hostage in Israel because YOU gave Iran $6 billion dollars on the anniversary of 9/11, and you tweet this dumb shit?” another wrote.
“Israel is under attack and you are worried about shifting people’s education debt to taxpayers??? You are corrupt !!!!!!” said another.
A declaration of war was promptly put out by Biden’s account, which seemed improper given how severe the situation in Israel was.
“I’m a capitalist. If you can make a billion dollars, go get it. Just pay a little more in taxes. It’s time billionaires pay a 25% minimum tax,” Biden’s account posted.
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Scott Pressler, a Republican voter activist, answered as follows: “So, how much does Iran pay when you gift our enemy $6 billion? Israel pays a blood tax.”
“Tell Hunter to pay his taxes,” another user said.
“The problem with America isn’t billionaires not paying in taxes, it’s the government wasting the tax dollars we do get and borrowing more. You are the problem,” John Hawkins, the founder of Right Wing News, added.
“The money anyone makes is not yours Mr. President. Millionaires and billionaires pay huge amounts of tax across the board. It’s not popular to say so but it is in fact true,” James Hutton, a retired colonel in the US Army and a former assistant secretary for the VA, said.
After ruling earlier this year that Biden’s $430 billion-plus student debt forgiveness program was unconstitutional, the Supreme Court may weigh in on his “tax the rich” proposal.
There are other crucial cases as well, but the Moore v. United States case may have a big influence on Biden’s choices. The viability of Biden’s interest in a wealth tax is one of the main topics of conversation.
According to SCOTUS Blog, the case’s main issue is “Whether the 16th Amendment authorizes Congress to tax unrealized sums without apportionment among the states.” Naturally, that amendment gave the Legislative Branch the authority to levy an income tax for the first time in the nation’s history.
“Biden later proposed a 25% annual tax on all gains to wealth in excess of $100 million in a given year, including unrealized capital gains which aren’t currently taxable. The White House says that the tax would only apply to the top 0.01% of the highest earners. While the proposal faces long odds with a Republican-controlled House of Representatives, it could be nixed permanently if the high court rules such a tax is unconstitutional,” According to The Washington Examiner.
In amicus filings filed in the lawsuit, the libertarian CATO Institute and other organizations claim that Biden’s move would be unconstitutional.
“Since the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment, this Court has consistently interpreted ‘income’ as referring to amounts that the taxpayer realizes in a particular accounting period,” The group’s March-filed brief makes these claims. “Therefore, this Court has consistently treated contemporaneous realization of income as a constitutional prerequisite to a tax that is not subject to the apportionment requirement set forth in Article I.”
