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In reply to the discussion: Why $1,000 One Time Bonuses are Part of the Tax Scam [View all]SunSeeker
(51,550 posts)52. Exactly. Meanwhile, the employer's 40% tax cut is permanent.
Last edited Tue Jan 30, 2018, 08:12 PM - Edit history (1)
They get a permanent multi-million annual windfall, while the workers get a temporary pittance.
And read all those $1,000 bonus stories carefully. Those bonuses were only for full-timers with over 20 years at the company. Regular hourly workers, the vast majority of workers at the places giving such bonuses (like Home Depot and Wal Mart) got around $150.
It was just for show, to create a propaganda talking point justifying the immoral, reverse-Robin-Hood corporate tax cut.
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It's been going on for year - I worked for big pharma - in the 1990s they decided to
NRaleighLiberal
Jan 2018
#7
How many of the bonus recipients of any company have subsequently lost their jobs?
George II
Jan 2018
#16
Excellent post.Bonuses are no more than one time "tips" at the whims and control of Employers/Corps.
stuffmatters
Jan 2018
#18
We should encourage people to donate those $1k bonuses to Democratic leaders
fescuerescue
Jan 2018
#21
Another way to look at it is how much these "one-time" bonuses are compared to the corporations tax
maxrandb
Jan 2018
#22
executives have learned it's bad p.r. to cash in bigly and leave employees in the dust.
unblock
Jan 2018
#27
Plus, only a tiny percentage got those $1,000 bonuses (only full timers with over 20 years).
SunSeeker
Jan 2018
#32
Someone on NPR reported that many companies had already planned bonuses anyway just to
Nitram
Jan 2018
#33
Factually:Union negotiation/contract by CWA more responsible for AT&T bonuses than Tax Scam Bill.
stuffmatters
Jan 2018
#43