Trump's payroll-tax deferral comes back to haunt his former political appointees

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Many of former President Donald Trump's political appointees got a nasty surprise when they left the government: A big tax bill.

They've been ordered to immediately repay months of payroll taxes that had been deferred under a bid by Trump to boost the economy ahead of last year’s elections — levies he had assured them would later be forgiven.

“If the indebtedness is not paid in full within 30 calendar days, we intend to forward this debt to the Department of Treasury, Treasury offset program, for further collection,” reads one letter to a former White House official, demanding she pay $1,500.

That has left some shocked and angry.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trumps-payroll-tax-deferral-comes-back-to-haunt-his-former-political-appointees/ar-AAKqRJ1

[Lochloosa]

1. Too bad, so sad. You choose to work for The Loser.

[PortTack]

2. Frump supporter or no..he lies..they knew that. Why would anyone take a chance with

Personal finances like that?

They NEVER learn

[Fullduplexxx]

3. Oh ffs Some point a finger at President Joe Biden. "I just think it's really hypocritical that the

Some point a finger at President Joe Biden.

“I just think it’s really hypocritical that the Biden administration, which is spending trillions to send people checks in the mail, are demanding that former government employees who went into the office every day are now being forced to give back hard-earned money for a program that I did not opt into in the first place,” another person said.

[CatWoman]

5. I'm a government employee and was NOT given the option to opt out either

my agency is currently taking out the money owed via bi monthly payments.

[Fullduplexxx]

6. Bummer . I would have deducted them myself and set them aside

Cant trust anything trump says

[NutmegYankee]

8. And they only did it to the lower pay grades.

Those in higher pay grades were not affected by the gimmick.

[CatWoman]

12. not by grades, but by monthly pay

Effective for the September mid-month pay, DoD will temporarily defer
the withholding of your 6.2% Social Security tax if
your monthly rate of basic pay is less than $8,666.66.

[Fullduplexxx]

4. Trump said many times he expected Congress to eventually forgive the debts.

Trump said many times he expected Congress to eventually forgive the debts.

[GopherGal]

16. Trump's used to debts being forgiven without being paid back.

The rest of us (and most employers) always knew better than to expect it to happen.

[dsc]

7. It isn't just his appointees all federal government employees were forced to

participate and I am sure some businesses did to. Fortunately my state said no way so I our government employees are fine.

[NutmegYankee]

9. Not all.

It only applied below a certain pay level.

[dsc]

11. I didn't realize that

I had assumed all, it was an issue here because our largest employer is a military base.

[RockRaven]

10. It's not the deferral that is the problem per se, but their ignorance or arrogance.

Everyone but Trumpies were screaming like their hair was on fire about how this would happen to people if they followed this path. They should have set aside the non-withheld money with every paycheck like everyone was warned to do.

This isn't a story about a Trump action biting his own people in the butt. This is a story about Trumpland assholes biting their own butt and being surprised it was painful.

[GopherGal]

17. Yes, another of those "who could have predicted... except literally everyone" situations

"biting their own butt and being surprised it was painful" is a new one to me. Fitting.

[Walleye]

13. Live for a while in a fantasy world, then reality happens, always

[twin_ghost]

14. It doesn't pay to work for Donald Trump

[Disaffected]

15. Don't know what they are whining about,

they are no worse off than if they had not received the deferral in the first place.

[Renew Deal]

18. $1,500 on appointee level jobs isn't that much.

But this does show that it was a typical Trump scam.