WATCH: Joseph Gordon-Levitt rips Donald Trump's $70K tax break plan

Joseph Gordon-Levitt said tax cuts are not the solution in the current American economy
PUBLISHED AUG 31, 2024
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not buying into Donald Trump's tax break plan (Getty Images)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is not buying into Donald Trump's tax break plan (Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Joseph Gordon-Levitt has called out Donald Trump over his tax break plan on social media.

On Friday, August 30, the ‘Dark Knight Rises’ star elaborated on the proposed $70,000 tax break the former president aims to offer wealthy individuals.



 

Donald Trump's tax break offers $70K benefit per year

Donald Trump is working to extend the tax cuts established by his 2017 legislation, lowering the taxes for most Americans, as established by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

However, it mostly benefited the highest earners, the presidential hopeful is now proposing to eliminate taxes on tips and Social Security income and also reduce the corporate tax rate.

Gordon-Levitt in his social media post said 'no thanks' to Trump’s $70K tax break offering, reported The Blast.

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Donald Trump has criticized Joe Biden's economic policies (Getty Images)

"So Donald Trump wants to give me $70,000 in tax cuts per year, and by the way, he doesn't want to give that to everybody," the actor said at the beginning of the video post. "But I just read that's the average tax break for the top 1% if Donald Trump is elected president: $70,000."

"Well, you might say he's gonna give tax breaks to everybody, but not really 'cause of all the tax cuts, of all that money, nearly half of it is gonna go to just the top 5% of people," Gordon-Levitt added.

SANTA MONICA, CA - MARCH 03:  Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Aw
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a two-time Emmy Award-winning actor (Getty Images)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt says 'no thanks' to Donald Trump's tax proposal

 Slamming the proposal, the 43-year-old explained,  "Now, do I need an extra $70,000? Honestly no, my family and I are doing fine," Joseph Gordon-Levitt said.

"Do I deserve an extra $70,000? I don't think so. It doesn't feel right to me. Especially when he's also talking about cutting programs that help most people in our country."

"If you want to talk about whose really going to help most Americans, it's Kamala," he said, supporting the current Vice President Kamala Harris "Trump's gonna help the same people he always tries to help, the wealthy. Himself. He was born a wealthy guy."

"And look, I completely respect needing to vote for the candidate that's gonna make it easier for your family, but Donald Trump isn't that candidate," Gordon-Levitt said. "Donald Trump's trying to give me $70,000, so Mr. Trump, thank you, but no thanks."

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