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Elaine Luria is running for Congress in Virginia's 2nd District, and she has a bold plan for hardworking Virginia families. She wants them to pay more taxes.
The Democrat launched her campaign by attacking the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which gave millions of Americans tax relief. Apparently, allowing people to keep more of their own money was simply too dangerous to leave unchecked.
According to Virginia Public Media (VPM):
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave Virginia families an average tax cut of about $3,600 compared with the previous tax law. It also protected 62 percent of taxpayers from automatic tax increases.
Luria opposed the tax cuts.
She opposed No Tax on Tips.
She opposed No Tax on Overtime.
She opposed the expanded Child Tax Credit.
She opposed the SALT deduction expansion.
She opposed Death Tax relief for family farms.
In other words, if Congress finds a way to let you keep an extra dollar, Luria would apparently like to be notified immediately so she can take it back.
No Tax on Tips is expected to save the average worker about $1,800 a year. No Tax on Overtime is expected to save workers between $1,400 and $1,750 annually.
The Death Tax provision increased the estate tax exemption from $5 million to $15 million, helping protect family farms from enormous tax bills.
Luria apparently looked at all of that and thought, "How can we stop this?"
She has also called for rolling back the 2017 tax cuts.
At a 2018 candidate forum, Luria said, "We need to roll back these tax cuts that we've made."
So Luria wants to roll back your tax cuts.
She wants to tax your tips.
She wants to tax your overtime.
She wants to reduce your Child Tax Credit.
She wants to make sure hardworking Virginians have fewer dollars left in their wallets at the end of the month.
But there is one fascinating detail about Luria's tax philosophy. She has reportedly had some trouble paying her own taxes on time.
According to official City of Norfolk tax records, Luria repeatedly failed to pay her municipal real estate taxes on time, dating back to at least 2005. Between 2005 and 2022, some of Luria's payments were several weeks late. In total, she was late on more than $8,400 in payments.
This is apparently known as the Luria Tax Plan: raise everybody else's taxes immediately, pay yours whenever you feel like it.
Her personal property taxes tell a similar story. In Virginia, personal property includes "automobiles, trucks, manufactured homes, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, and aircraft."
According to Norfolk records, Luria's 2005 quarterly tax payment was due December 5. She paid it December 6. That's right. One whole day late.
And she did not pay a penalty or interest.
The pattern reportedly happened several times, with city records showing Luria never paid a penalty or interest for her late payments, unlike us peons.
So while Luria wants to give Virginia families a lecture about paying their fair share, she apparently has occasionally treated the tax deadline like a recommendation from the DMV.
Perhaps this explains her tax philosophy. Taxes are mandatory for you, but apparently negotiable for me.
Luria is now asking voters to send her to Washington so she can help make Virginia families poorer. She wants to roll back tax cuts, tax tips and overtime, reduce the Child Tax Credit and increase the amount of money Washington collects from Americans. Meanwhile, she has a documented history of being late with her own tax payments.
There is, admittedly, a certain consistency here. Luria believes taxes should be taken seriously. Just not necessarily by Elaine Luria.
Virginia voters might want to remember that the candidate promising to raise their taxes has already demonstrated an unusual relationship with tax deadlines.
She wants your money on time. She just apparently doesn't think the rule applies to her.
According to Virginia Public Media (VPM):
In her campaign announcement, Luria wrote Kiggans has “established a pattern of promising Virginians one thing in public, only to turn around and vote the other way in Washington.”Fortunately for Luria, there is an easy way to address the rising cost of living: simply raise it.
She pointed specifically to Kiggans’ vote on the Big Beautiful Bill, which cut health care subsidies, despite Kiggans previously saying she could not support a federal budget that “come(s) at the expense of those who depend on these benefits for their health and economic security.”
“I cannot sit back and watch as Republicans in Congress create chaos while failing to address the rising cost of living and the issues that matter to Coastal Virginians,” Luria wrote in her campaign announcement.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave Virginia families an average tax cut of about $3,600 compared with the previous tax law. It also protected 62 percent of taxpayers from automatic tax increases.
Luria opposed the tax cuts.
She opposed No Tax on Tips.
She opposed No Tax on Overtime.
She opposed the expanded Child Tax Credit.
She opposed the SALT deduction expansion.
She opposed Death Tax relief for family farms.
In other words, if Congress finds a way to let you keep an extra dollar, Luria would apparently like to be notified immediately so she can take it back.
No Tax on Tips is expected to save the average worker about $1,800 a year. No Tax on Overtime is expected to save workers between $1,400 and $1,750 annually.
The Death Tax provision increased the estate tax exemption from $5 million to $15 million, helping protect family farms from enormous tax bills.
Luria apparently looked at all of that and thought, "How can we stop this?"
She has also called for rolling back the 2017 tax cuts.
At a 2018 candidate forum, Luria said, "We need to roll back these tax cuts that we've made."
So Luria wants to roll back your tax cuts.
She wants to tax your tips.
She wants to tax your overtime.
She wants to reduce your Child Tax Credit.
She wants to make sure hardworking Virginians have fewer dollars left in their wallets at the end of the month.
But there is one fascinating detail about Luria's tax philosophy. She has reportedly had some trouble paying her own taxes on time.
According to official City of Norfolk tax records, Luria repeatedly failed to pay her municipal real estate taxes on time, dating back to at least 2005. Between 2005 and 2022, some of Luria's payments were several weeks late. In total, she was late on more than $8,400 in payments.
This is apparently known as the Luria Tax Plan: raise everybody else's taxes immediately, pay yours whenever you feel like it.
Her personal property taxes tell a similar story. In Virginia, personal property includes "automobiles, trucks, manufactured homes, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, boats, trailers, and aircraft."
According to Norfolk records, Luria's 2005 quarterly tax payment was due December 5. She paid it December 6. That's right. One whole day late.
And she did not pay a penalty or interest.
The pattern reportedly happened several times, with city records showing Luria never paid a penalty or interest for her late payments, unlike us peons.
So while Luria wants to give Virginia families a lecture about paying their fair share, she apparently has occasionally treated the tax deadline like a recommendation from the DMV.
Perhaps this explains her tax philosophy. Taxes are mandatory for you, but apparently negotiable for me.
Luria is now asking voters to send her to Washington so she can help make Virginia families poorer. She wants to roll back tax cuts, tax tips and overtime, reduce the Child Tax Credit and increase the amount of money Washington collects from Americans. Meanwhile, she has a documented history of being late with her own tax payments.
There is, admittedly, a certain consistency here. Luria believes taxes should be taken seriously. Just not necessarily by Elaine Luria.
Virginia voters might want to remember that the candidate promising to raise their taxes has already demonstrated an unusual relationship with tax deadlines.
She wants your money on time. She just apparently doesn't think the rule applies to her.
This elitist snob does not deserve a Congressional seat. She deserves a penalty on her past tax indiscretions.
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