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Maggie Jordan
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Field Producer in D.C. for News Night on #ACN. Not affiliated with @HBO or #TheNewsroom “If you’re not going to help, at least get out of the way.”
Trump: wants to eliminate fed estate tax

2.8M Americans died in 2022

Of those, 7k (0.25 percent) filed fed estate tax return
Of those 3,950 paid fed estate tax

In 2024 first $13.6M exempt from fed estate tax, married couple $27.22M

12/31/2025 exemption will be $13.99M, married couples $27.98M
December 22, 2024 at 2:18 PM
December 21, 2024 at 9:25 PM
The pay increase would be $6,600
December 19, 2024 at 12:30 AM
$6,600 is the correct amount
December 19, 2024 at 12:28 AM
… since 1992, and the percentage base pay increase for GS employees remained unchanged, the 2024 salary would be $243,30

Applying the same methodology to the Member pay rate since 2009 of $174,000 when their pay was frozen, salaries would be $217,900 in 2024
December 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Let me clarify

The $6,600 raise is for rank-and-file members of Congress
Currently, most members of the House & Senate earn $174,000 yrly

Some congressional leaders make more than that, such as House Speaker Mike Johnson, who earns $223,500

If Members of Congress had received every adjustment …
December 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM
December 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM
More from Jake Sherman
December 18, 2024 at 6:04 PM
….. and have dinner with Edward Snowden
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Meanwhile, $0.00 reward and no 24 hr media coverage for the capture of 2 men who, in NYC, killed one migrant teen and injured another migrant teen when they answered “NO” to the question….do you speak English
December 8, 2024 at 9:08 PM
When a simple ‘my gifts sucked’ isn’t sufficient ⤴️
December 8, 2024 at 7:57 PM