Commentary: Experts: Biden Will Destroy 159,000 Jobs with His Tax Hike
President Joe Biden is pushing Congress for a higher corporate tax rate to reform the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but some experts are concerned about the impact that would have. The Tax Foundation analyzed the…

President Joe Biden is pushing Congress for a higher corporate tax rate to reform the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, but some experts are concerned about the impact that would have.
The Tax Foundation analyzed the effects of what would happen if the rate increased from 21 percent to 28 percent and a 15 percent minimum tax “on the book income” for big companies were introduced.
This would be a significant increase from the cuts made as a result of the act, which slashed the corporate tax rate from 35 percent. In fact, the hike would give the U.S. one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world.
While many people brush off corporate tax hikes as not impacting average people, they may be sorely mistaken.
The Tax Foundation estimates that 159,000 jobs would be lost as a result of the hike in the long term, along with wages and economic output taking a slight hit.
In addition to raising taxes on corporations, the administration wishes to raise rates on individuals who make more than $400,000 a year.
“If you make under $400,000, you will not pay a penny more in taxes when I’m president,” Biden tweeted back in September.



