MSNBC: "Mike Pence says the Trump tax cuts are increasing pay for workers in Tennessee, but..."

[Miles Archer]

Vice President Mike Pence says the Trump tax cuts are increasing pay for workers in Tennessee, but 98% of them have not seen any pay increases so far.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/velshi-ruhle/watch/who-is-really-winning-from-president-trump-s-tax-cuts-1283457603851

[Vinca]

1. The tax cuts for the working class thing is BS. The few who manage to earn a few extra

crumbs end up spending it and then some on the increased cost of health insurance, fuel, food and other basic necessities. Don's con was for the purpose of lining his own pockets and he was successful in that regard.

[SamKnause]

2. Pence is a known liar.

Pence is a Trump butt kissing suck up.

6 months after the fabulous tax cuts wages are down.

Add in the tariffs and they will continue on the downward path.

Supply side economics (trickle down) has never worked and will never work.

[Squinch]

3. We know they got bupkus, but who else worries that many of them

will hear mike pence's mouth dribbles and think, "Really? Its increasing my pay? That's great!"

[oasis]

4. Best get used to it. Pence will be our post-impeachment door prize.

[watoos]

5. Just wait until those 2% who see pay increases

get their tax returns at the end of the year and it is less than last year. Trump can take credit for the pay increase and blame Obama or the Tooth Fairy for the decrease in tax return.

I have been telling people that they are getting more money (a little bit) because less taxes are being taken out. They won't know if they truly did get a little pay increase until they get their tax returns.

[peekaloo]

14. Yeah it will be interesting once they start filing next year.

The elimination of the standard exemption was barely whispered while they were boasting about the doubled deduction.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. They are so setting this up to bleed the economy for them

Tariffs. Money flows to government. Higher prices. More tax cuts for the rich. Inflation. Puffs up corporate financials. Makes people work harder to pay the bills. They are setting us up to be plundered. beware.

[2naSalit]

15. Feudalism...

that's what they have in mind for the unmonied folks.

[Racerdog1]

7. Dense Pence

Nothing but an ass kisser. Little piece of shit has never had a thought of his own.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Actual wage performance since the tax heist:

[NewJeffCT]

10. And the gains in 2017

were offset by rising gas prices and healthcare costs.

And now in 2018, with healthcare costs projected to rise 90% over the next 3 years, it's looking like an economic disaster for 90% of Americans.

[NewJeffCT]

9. wages have dropped off a cliff

in 2018.

Thanks Trump!

[Lonestarblue]

11. The unquestioning willingness of Republicans to believe lies.

One of the biggest differences between Republicans and Democrats is that Republicans take at face value any lie told by one of their leaders, even when their own experience—as in receiving no increase in wages from the tax cut—undercuts that lie. In contrast, Democrats question their leaders and want the proof behind the claim, which I think is a more rational approach to government (of course!), though when it’s time to vote, we need to rally behind our candidates and forget the differences. No third party voting or just staying at home.

[Jimvanhise]

12. They didn't care

If Republicans wanted the tax cuts to reach average Americans they wouldn't have written them so that 83% of the cuts benefited the top 1%. They were so aware of what they were doing that they trotted out a fake average taxpayer who claimed that they'd saved two thousand dollars in taxes even though no one will start saving anything on their taxes until January 2019.

[spanone]

13. Vice Liar.