Fury Erupts Over Rumored GOP Tax Hike Betrayal

WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 April 2025 – A storm is growing in conservative circles as reports appear that White House boarding schools ​are floating a potential ​increase at the highest ​federal tax rate – a movement that not only seems to conflict with President Donald Trump’s tax reduction doctrine, but has also led ​to ​a sharp decline in Republican legislators, conservative economists and small business ​advocates.

According to several conservative leaders and sources close to the administration, the proposed 40% march, which reflects a policy driven by former Vice President Kamala Harris, is the subject of a silent ​review by the anonymous White House staff, despite ​its disagreement ​with the ​president’s campaign promises. Trump’s allies call this a betrayal of the workers’ base that helped him push ​back the White ​House and a direct threat to the financial vitality of small businesses and entrepreneurs across the country.

What exactly are we proposing?

The rumoured proposal focuses on raising the ​marginal tax ​rate from 37% to ​40%, which would effectively remove ​a significant portion ​of Trump’s tax cuts under ​the ​Tax and Employment Reduction Act ​2017. ​Although no ​formal legislation has been introduced, inmates say ​that the ​suggestion has been launched in political circles, perhaps as ​a ​test balloon to measure public reaction.

Although the details remain unclear, the ​concept of returning ​to a Obama era rate, particularly under a Republican administration, has caused incredulity and indignation. As ​Sean Hannity said from Fox News, which has ​more than 16 ​million listeners,

“It seems to go against everything Donald Trump believed. Pretty ​amazing to be honest.”

The ​idea is further complicated by the fact that President Trump has repeatedly sworn to make his ​tax cuts permanent ​and ​even extend them. His rhetoric often focused on the relief ​of all American classes, without raising higher ​rates.

Why do conservatives ​react so ​strongly?

Conservative indignation is not only ​rhetoric – it is deeply rooted in politics and ​principles. For many on the right, tax collection is simply an anathema. Lars Larson, another national radio personality with more than four ​million listeners a week, presented mathematics that has many small business owners interested. If the maximum rate is 40%, and self-employed ​workers ​continue to pay 15% of the self-employment tax for social security and ​health insurance, bringing ​their total ​tax burden to 55%.

“How many people will say ​it’s a fair tax ​rate?” Larson asked. “They play these games and try to undermine the president.”

Groups ​representing over 90 small and medium-sized manufacturers’ and entrepreneurs’ associations have also made progress, urging Republican leaders to oppose any tax increases. According to Grover Norquist of the Americans for ​tax reform,

“This is ​a ​direct success ​in small businesses, not just in the rich. It would crush MAGA’s ​support industries.”

Do Republican Congressional leaders support this?

The short answer? Absolutely not. The proposal, if it does, seems to have little ​support among Republican ​legislators. When asked, the House spokesman, Mike Johnson, responded strongly:

“I will never raise taxes. Never

The leader of most houses Steve Scalise echoed this ​feeling with an empathic “non” . No, and ​most of ​the whips Tom Emmer just laughed at the question. Senator Ted Cruz described the idea as “mistake,” while Ally Trump Larry Kudlow considered it one of the “three ​stupidest things” he heard in politics.

Perhaps the most morbid criticism is that of economist Steve Moore, who warned that such a movement would ​lead to political chaos on the ​right:

“The increase in the highest rate ensures a civil ​war on the right. The Conservatives went to the mid-term elections and deserved it.”

What is the economic argument against the ​tax market?

On this basis, the economic argument against the proposed tax ​increase is deeply concerned about the viability of small businesses, economic growth and the prosperity ​of the middle class. Larry Kudlow noted that many small businesses – in particular S-subchapter companies – are taxed at ​the individual rate, which means that a walk would directly ​affect job creators. This sentiment was echoed by Jay Timmons of the National Manufacturers Association:

“What you really do is tax ​90% of our members ​who ​are small family businesses. He would suffer the most.”

Steve Moore ​noted that these entrepreneurs are the backbone of the U.S. economy. To impose them more strongly, in their words, “kill jobs, delay growth and betray our base”

How do democratic tax proposals fit into this picture?

As this Republican tax debate unfolds, Washington State Democrats have released their ​own aggressive list of tax increases to ​fill a ​budgetary deficit of $16 billion. These include ​higher capital gains taxes, corporate surtaxes, higher property taxes and ​new business services taxes. In accordance with the Washington State standard, financial institutions and large corporations could significantly increase tax rates under this plan.

However, the ​reaction was rapid here too. Critics argue that ​these policies will ​pass on ​additional costs to ​consumers and disproportionately harm small businesses. ​The minority leader ​in the Senate, John Braun, did not look at the ​words:

“The families in Washington are already feeling the pressure of high inflation, increasing housing costs and accelerating ​the economy. ​Now the ​Democrats want to accumulate more taxes.”

What are the real risks ​for Republicans?

The risks ​for the GOP are ​not only fiscal ​- they are ​existential. As former Speaker Newt Gingrich said, approving any increase ​in the tax rate could be politically disastrous. It ​is not just about betraying ​politics – it is about losing credibility with the base. ​Gingrich warned:

This is historically important and could have enormous political consequences

In concrete ​terms, such a movement ​could break the Republican coalition at a time when unity is essential for progress in other ​parts of the conservative agenda, such as deregulation, education reform and immigration enforcement.

Is Trump behind this idea?

Not in public. In fact, President Trump reaffirmed his position that tax cuts should be permanent. In a recent speech, he said:

“We are looking for permanent ​tax reductions throughout the board. ​I hope that the House of Representatives and the Senate will agree to make tax reductions open

However, the emergence of this idea within its administration has raised concerns about internal divisions or ​may have unaligned the leadership policy of public servants in a direction contrary to the President’s vision.

And then what?

From now on, ​this rumored proposal ​remains only that: a ​rumor. However, the activated reaction is very real. Conservative ​leaders use ​this moment to reaffirm the basic principles and remind the GOP that any decline in fiscal policy could have political consequences.

If this tax increase gains traction, the fierce reaction indicates a broader ​question: the fragile confidence between the Republican base and its leadership. If anything, this episode serves as a warning ​that even whispering about the collection of taxes at today’s GOP is enough to trigger a political storm of fire.

The next few weeks will ​be crucial. Can Trump issue a clarification ​statement? Will legislators introduce legislation to make 2017 tax cuts permanent, putting an end ​to speculation? Or will the internal tensions of the party get worse, exposing the fractures while the Republicans seek ​to capitalize on their control of Congress?

For the moment, one thing is clear: ​the simple insinuation of a ​tax march has triggered the very basis of ​the ​modern ​republican platform. And the reaction suggests that it will not be ​tolerated – not silently, never.