U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), left, with an unidentified interview in a video posted on X | X
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), left, with an unidentified interview in a video posted on X | X
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said that it’s “not necessarily a bad idea” to exempt black people in the U.S. from paying taxes.
“Just this past week I saw, I don't remember which celebrity, but it was actually a celebrity, and I was like, that's not necessarily a bad idea, but I'd have to think through it a lot,” Crockett said in a video interview shared April 9 by X account End Wokeness. “One of the things that they propose is black folk not have to pay taxes for a certain amount of time.”
"Because then again, that puts money back in your pocket,” said Crockett.
As of publication time, the video has 1.2 million views on the End Wokeness account.
Crockett, 42, has represented Texas’s 30th Congressional District since 2023. She previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. She introduced 60 bills in her first year in the Texas House, none of which passed.
A native of St. Louis, Crockett attended Rhodes College and received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
She previously owned her own law firm through which she handled pro bono cases for Black Lives Matters supporters arrested during the George Floyd rioters. She currently lives in Dallas.
The 30th Congressional District includes most of South Dallas County, including central Dallas and Dallas Love Field Airport. It also includes portions of Tarrant County.
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