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- Senator Cory Booker and Senator Chris Van Hollen propose federal tax exemptions to ease living costs.
- Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former mayor of Atlanta, advocate eliminating state income taxes for certain brackets.
- Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and policy experts say these proposals could underfund essential services and create a 'math problem'.
- They warn against a Reagan-era mindset that taxes are punitive and emphasize collective responsibility.
