Congress is seeing a growing wave of proposals for targeted tax breaks as lawmakers from both parties respond to voters’ concerns about affordability. From household expenses to health care and other specific costs, these proposals could shape an increasingly important debate over taxes, government revenue, and the economy. 💰🇺🇸 But how much tax relief is actually sustainable—and who should benefit from it? 🔗 Read the full article in the first comment. 👇

 

What began with President Donald Trump’s signature tax cuts has sprung copycats, with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle proposing breaks on everything from boat loan interest to selling New Jersey swag.

Ali Bianco

08/13/2026, 8:00am ET

Special tax carve-outs for everyday Americans are suddenly all the rage in Congress.

What began with President Donald 

concerns ahead of the midterms, despite the mixed reviews for last year’s GOP tax cuts — even from Trump supporters.

The slew of targeted tax break proposals are modeled and named after some of the best known provisions of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with titles like “No Taxes on Utility Bills” and “No Tax on Health Care.”

spurred frustrations from some conservatives over clogging the tax code with smaller, specific changes, while progressives worry the breaks eat into funding dollars they’d like to see go elsewhere. And fiscal hawks have sounded off on concerns over shrinking the tax base while the U.S. has a sky-high deficit.

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