No but it’s not a new tax and you said it’s one of the dumbest tax proposals in history. The Forbes article gives a lot more context than the headline.
The Senate has always been slightly more rational, because gerrymandering can't impact it and each party (generally) needs to nominate someone who isn't a complete nutjob. When you have a bunch of districts that have 70/30 splits of party membership, that's when the crazies get elected in the House.
I didn't follow teach's advice but I did lose $300. But I've gained back $115 now. I should probably pay more attention but I just auto invest my retirement stuff and don't look at it much.
I don't understand the government sometimes.
There is a cap on SS so you don't have to pay on any income after a certain threshold. But, if you make too much income you're not allowed to do a Roth IRA. Just be consistent. Remove the SS cap and let anyone do a Roth IRA.