WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of President Joe Biden's aggressive push to fight consumer junk fees, Democrat lawmakers have announced plans to raise taxes on consumers.
"We need the help of the American people," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. "We can't let these industries keep taking money out of people's pockets, so we're calling for new taxes to help the government solve this problem. We need the people to give us their money so we can keep them from having their money taken away."
Democrats say the new taxes will fund a brand new Federal Junk Fee Mitigation Task Force Enforcement Agency (FJFMTFEA), which will consist of 78,000 new federal employees tasked with rooting out all junk fees. "We believe we can fund this important government program by making the rich pay their fa