Republican lawmaker says tax changes erase Social Security tax for many seniors
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A Republican lawmaker said Republicans raised the senior deduction and that a "no tax on Social Security" provision in the Working Families tax cuts will provide a $12,000 additional deduction for a married senior couple, eliminating their Social Security tax liability, the lawmaker said.
A Republican lawmaker said Republicans had increased the senior deduction and enacted a "no tax on Social Security" provision in the Working Families tax cuts that would eliminate Social Security taxes for many seniors.
"That's why we increased the senior deduction to give seniors more room to breathe," the lawmaker said. The speaker added: "Thanks to no tax on social security passed in the working families tax cuts, a married senior couple will see a $12,000 additional tax deduction to erase their taxes on social security."
The lawmaker framed the change as fulfilling "President Trump's promise to make sure those seniors are not being taxed," and said the measures were intended to reduce tax burdens for retirees who have spent their working lives paying taxes. The transcript contains only the lawmaker's remarks; no other speakers, supporting documentation, votes or formal actions are recorded in the provided excerpt.
The lawmaker's statements in the transcript are claims about the effects of the tax changes; the remarks do not include supporting data or a formal vote in this excerpt. The transcript does not specify when or where the measures were enacted beyond the lawmaker's reference to the Working Families tax cuts.
