Seniors aren’t asking for tax breaks

In defending her vote for the reconciliation bill working its way through the Congress, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks wrote in her congressional newsletter, “(the bill) delivers real relief, starting with a new $4,000 tax deduction for Americans over the age of 65 who make less than $75,000.”

No senior I know asked for a tax break, especially one for which the federal government will have to borrow some $2.4 trillion according to the Congressional Budget Office. Miller-Meeks does not understand the needs of constituents.

Most seniors living solely on Social Security, pensions, and savings don't pay federal income taxes. Especially when we hardly take home enough money to get by.

It is basic household finance to know a person shouldn’t borrow money to pay ongoing expenses. That’s exactly what this reconciliation bill does.

She wrote, “(The tax deduction) leaves more financial breathing room for … helping raise grandkids in tough times.” Helping raise grandkids? She must mean helping train them to be compliant worker bees to repay the loans their forebears took to live on.

There is nothing wrong with Washington, D.C. that removing Miller-Meeks and those like her from office won’t fix. She should not be reelected.

Paul Deaton

Solon