COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Republican Party’s campaign to reduce everyday Americans’ tax burden crossed a thin blue line with Senate candidate Bernie Moreno’s promise to limit federal taxes on law-enforcement officers and other first responders.
“If elected, I will immediately introduce legislation to cap income tax for police officers at 5%,” Moreno said Friday in a press-only speech on police and immigration reform. “And that’s not just police. That’s for fire and other emergency workers as well.”
Moreno, flanked by nearly 30 Ohio sheriffs, said the money for such tax cuts can be recouped “easily” by slashing federal funding to states, cities and “rogue prosecutors” “not following the rules” when it comes to immigration laws.
“If you put your life on the line for us, the United States government will simply not be able to tax you above 5%,” Moreno emphasized. “We’re gonna stop the government from stealing from first responders.”