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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Trumps Laughable Plan to Cut His Own Taxes
As a rule, Republican presidents like offering tax cuts, and President Trump is no different. But the skimpy one-page tax proposal his administration released on Wednesday is, by any historical standard, a laughable stunt by a gang of plutocrats looking to enrich themselves at the expense of the countrys future.
Two of Mr. Trumps top lieutenants Steven Mnuchin and Gary Cohn, both multimillionaires and former Goldman Sachs bankers trotted out a plan that would slash taxes for businesses and wealthy families, including Mr. Trumps, in the vague hope of propelling economic growth. So as to not seem completely venal, they served up a few goodies for the average wage-earning family, among them fewer and lower tax brackets and a higher standard deduction.
The proposal was so empty of illustrative detail that few people could even begin to calculate its impact on their pocketbooks. Further, depending on where they live, some middle-class families might not benefit much or at all, because the plan does away with important deductions like those for state and local taxes.
As to the rationale offered up by Mr. Mnuchin and Mr. Cohn, even many conservative economists believe that the argument that tax cuts will pay for themselves, by increasing investment and creating jobs, is the same supply-side fantasy that has repeatedly been proved wrong. This durable nonsense would instead add mightily to a federal debt that Americans will be paying off for generations to come.
Two of Mr. Trumps top lieutenants Steven Mnuchin and Gary Cohn, both multimillionaires and former Goldman Sachs bankers trotted out a plan that would slash taxes for businesses and wealthy families, including Mr. Trumps, in the vague hope of propelling economic growth. So as to not seem completely venal, they served up a few goodies for the average wage-earning family, among them fewer and lower tax brackets and a higher standard deduction.
The proposal was so empty of illustrative detail that few people could even begin to calculate its impact on their pocketbooks. Further, depending on where they live, some middle-class families might not benefit much or at all, because the plan does away with important deductions like those for state and local taxes.
As to the rationale offered up by Mr. Mnuchin and Mr. Cohn, even many conservative economists believe that the argument that tax cuts will pay for themselves, by increasing investment and creating jobs, is the same supply-side fantasy that has repeatedly been proved wrong. This durable nonsense would instead add mightily to a federal debt that Americans will be paying off for generations to come.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/opinion/trumps-laughable-plan-to-cut-his-own-taxes.html
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President Trumps Laughable Plan to Cut His Own Taxes (Original Post)
spanone
Apr 2017
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)1. Isn't it better to have MORE tax-brackets?
The more tax-brackets there are, the closer they can be tailored to your income.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)2. Kick-the-Can Economics.
"Not My Problem!" - The GOP/Libertarian Party's strategy to everything.
madokie
(51,076 posts)3. The 'CONs are still trying to sell Voo-doo
economics. This is what ghwb called the gippers supply side tax plan that gave huge tax cuts to the wealthy and crumbs to the rest of us in hopes of spurring economic growth. Of course all it did was balloon the national debt. Oh and btw ghwb came on board the plan once he was named the cowboys vice candidate.
i shit you not
These people are CONS and nothing more. Well GRIFTERS and CONs to be exact
spanone
(135,827 posts)4. look how gwbush left the country....major recession & they're selling the same shit
we're heading in the same direction.
madokie
(51,076 posts)5. by rights there should be NO republiCONs anywhere
near the reigns of power in this country. One issue voters are why they win elections