US military service members may see their taxes climb to pay back a deferment given to them back in September. This is because President Trump’s payroll tax deferral policy, which was aimed at giving Covid-19 relief and was applied automatically to some US military salaries, had no opt-out option. FICA taxes were deferred from the payroll tax, which is paid separately from federal income taxes.
The title has absolutely nothing to do with the linked articles. With that said, I'm glad to see that not everyone is rolling over and playing dead like Mitch the Turtle.