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tclambert

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12. But, Earl, they aren't PAYING for the tax cuts. They are borrowing $1.4 trillion.

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Mon Nov 27, 2017, 02:52 PM

Nov 2017

And the taxpayers who don't get cuts (=the middle class) will have to pay back that money. So it transfers that $1.4 trillion obligation from wealthy taxpayers to working class taxpayers.

They will claim the tax breaks for the wealthy will create jobs. I have never heard of any hiring manager at a multi-billion dollar corporation say, "Hey, we need to hire more people because our CEO got a bigger tax refund." They'd get fired for suggesting something that stupid.

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Pic Of The Moment: CBO Confirms Republican Tax Plan Even Worse Than First Thought [View all] EarlG Nov 2017 OP

Don't worry, they'll fix it later, before it really hurts anybody... Wounded Bear Nov 2017 #1

$1.4 is the key to them underpants Nov 2017 #2

We are defininately fighting a class war. C Moon Nov 2017 #3

This needs to go viral Achilleaze Nov 2017 #4

People don't realize this anvil is about to drop on their heads flamingdem Nov 2017 #5

Spend and spend Russians, I mean Republicans doing what they do best, explode the deficit ffr Nov 2017 #6

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Yes. I am still amazed babylonsister Nov 2017 #17

We take from the Poor and keep it..... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2017 #8

K&R Gothmog Nov 2017 #9

Once the economy crashes again, we'll put in another Democrat to fix it again. nt. Amimnoch Nov 2017 #10

and does this surprise any of us here? niyad Nov 2017 #11

But, Earl, they aren't PAYING for the tax cuts. They are borrowing $1.4 trillion. tclambert Nov 2017 #12

I'm speechless! Fritz Walter Nov 2017 #13

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I need to print this out... thanks! liberalla Nov 2017 #15

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