Colom Proposes No Federal Income Tax Under $75,000
Mississippi senator-elect Scott Colom said he would propose exempting earners below $75,000 a year from federal income taxes.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Taxes
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Democrat Scott Colom, a senator-elect from Mississippi, proposed exempting anyone earning under $75,000 a year from federal income taxes in an interview on MS NOW's 'The Weeknight.' He said he has not yet specified how the proposal would be funded.
Why it matters
The proposal would remove federal income tax for lower-income earners, raising questions about how the government would replace lost revenue. Colom said he might win Republican support and a signature from President Trump on the bill.
The figure is an income-threshold proposal stated in a single interview, not a formal filing or cost analysis. The $75,000 cutoff has no comparator in the interview, and Colom has not said how the revenue loss would be offset.
The players
Scott Colom
Scott Colom is a Democrat from Mississippi who was elected to the U.S. Senate and is serving as senator-elect.
The details
On MS NOW's 'The Weeknight,' co-host Symone Sanders Townsend asked Colom how he would pay for the plan. He said his first bill would be the no-federal-income-tax-under-$75,000 measure and that he would learn the budget system to find funding, arguing that 'We find ways to pay for wars.'
Timeline
Thursday, November 13, 2026: Colom's interview aired on MS NOW's 'The Weeknight.'
Big Picture
The proposal departs from the existing federal bracket structure under the Internal Revenue Code, which taxes lower incomes at graduated rates rather than exempting them outright. It would instead fully exempt earners below $75,000 from federal income tax.
If enacted, the proposal would eliminate federal income tax for workers earning under $75,000, changing take-home pay for those households. The plan has not been written into legislation, so no changes to withholding or filing are currently in effect.
The takeaway
A proposal to exempt lower earners from federal income tax remains unfunded and unwritten, so readers should watch for legislative text and a cost estimate before assuming any change to their tax bill.
Further reading
Explore more on Mississippi taxes to see how state and federal tax rules affect residents.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Breitbart.
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