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Larry Kudlow mentioned the Trump payroll tax deferral, that many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle oppose.
Trump has attempted to defer the payroll tax liabilities during the pandemic, though the government has yet to issue guidance on how that would work. Trump has also said that if he wins the election, he’ll permanently eliminate the tax, which funds the Social Security program.
White House senior adviser Larry Kudlow praised Trump for acting “swiftly and effectively” to save the US economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Eerily referring to the pandemic as if it were over, Kudlow warned that Joe Biden’s economic policies would “pick the pockets of taxpayers and drain money from their wallets and purses.”
Larry Kudlow is out here making stuff up. This didn't happen. pic.twitter.com/sywd5yPI3v
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