Joe Biden’s Great Big Tobacco-Tax Hike

On the menu today: President Biden is about to break his oft-repeated promise to never raise taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year by doubling the taxes on cigarettes and hiking taxes steeply on all other tobacco products; the Pentagon warns that ISIS-K in Afghanistan could have the capability to attack the United States in as little as six months, and that it has the intention to do so; and noting that “shutting down the virus,” as the president pledged, requires the most anxiety-ridden Americans to accept that the pandemic ending.

A Tax on the Poor

“Nobody making under 400,000 bucks would have their taxes raised, period, bingo.” — Joe Biden, interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, May 22, 2020.

“Under my plan, if you make less than $400,000, you won’t pay a single penny more in taxes. You have my word on it.” — Joe Biden, November 2, 2020.

“I give you my word as a Biden: If you make under ... READ MORE

Why Facebook supports updated internet regulations

Jack is one of 40,000 people working on safety and security issues at Facebook.

Hear more from Jack on why Facebook supports updating regulations on the internet’s most pressing challenges, including reforming Section 230 to set clear guidelines for all large tech companies.