ICYMI: Will ‘Pay Your Fair Share’ Democrats Call Out Rep. Jeffries for His Tax Hypocrisy?

Hakeem Jeffries is under continuing scrutiny after reports revealed that he’s the benefactor of a sweetheart deal in New York City that allows him to pay just $210 in property taxes, while the average city resident pays upwards of $5,000. 

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Will ‘Pay Your Fair Share’ Democrats Call Out Rep. Jeffries for Abusing Tax Breaks?

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Spencer Brown

January 27, 2022

Of the Democrats most-used refrains, “pay your fair share” is one of their favorites. The line gets trotted out nearly every time a tax hike is being bandied about in Congress as an excuse for punishing successful individuals and businesses purely for being successful. The problem is that “fair share” is entirely subjective and the share ends up being whatever serves Democrats’ needs for a specific piece of legislation. 

Recently, “fair share” was even the basis for an unprovoked Twitter attack launched by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) against innovator and space enthusiast Elon Musk — who says he’s set to pay some $11 billion in taxes for his 2021 income. If that’s not a “fair share,” it’s hard to imagine what Senator Warren would find to be a fairer payment. 

One of the Democrats’ own though, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries who serves as Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, turns out to be a fan of not paying his fair share. Thanks to a New York tax break that he supported while serving in the state legislature, he’s paying a fraction of what his property tax bill would be without the relief, according to a report in The New York Post. 

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