Thomas Massie says he likes the Boy Scouts’ policy proposal: zero tax for workers under 18
Tail. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., noted that the Boy Scouts proposed a policy not to taxation of workers younger than 18 years.
Congressman from Bluegrass country He gave several reasons why he likes the idea.
“A 15-year-old Boy Scout, working on his merit badge, just sent me this idea: No tax on workers under 18. I love it because: 1. They need experience to choose a college major 2. They need to develop a business Ethics 3. The economy needs more workers 4. I can’t vote,” Massie wrote in a post on X.
Ambassador Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024 (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Someone responded to the lawmaker, suggesting that young people “don’t make enough money for most of it and pay it back when they file their taxes. It’s a good lesson on how to file taxes and gives them an opportunity to get a refund,” Person said.
Massie replied, “Sounds like conditioning to be a Sheeple. Hard pass.”
Ambassador Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., indicated that high minimum wages are keeping young people out of the labor market.
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Tail. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo, speaks to reporters as she leaves the U.S. Capitol for the weekend on May 17, 2024, in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“So many of our youth have lost the opportunity to enter the workforce due to high minimum wage requirements. High taxes, insurance and paid leave requirements are also some of the many issues. Small business owners are unable to invest in first-time workers or provide them with training skills for their future,” she tweeted.
“Great points!” Massie answered.
He previously suggested that the US should have a federal income tax altogether.
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Left: Tail. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Monday, July 22, 2024; Center: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024; Right: Tail. Chip Roy, R-Texas, attends the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC (Left: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Center: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“The federal income tax was unconstitutional for most of our people [country’s] existence. The founders of this country would never have agreed to it. We should abolish it,” he tweeted in February 2024.
Massie also spoke foreign aid.
“My position” of no foreign aid “might sound extreme to some, but it is far more extreme to force future generations of Americans into indentured service to our foreign creditors,” he noted in a 2023 post.
