What would your family do w/ a $4,000 raise from the President's tax cut plan?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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What would your family do w/ a $4,000 raise from the President’s tax cut plan? REPLY & I’ll share your family’s story in the press briefing

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Build a bomb shelter.

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[DFW]

1. Probably the same thing I did when I got my $300 "relief" check from Bush Lite some 15 years ago

Endorse it "Pay to the order of the Democratic National Committee" and send it on to DC.

[louis c]

2. This is a phantom raise

It is not in the tax plan.

Some phony-boloney slight of hand bull shit that gives an actual tax cut of billions to corporations and individuals in the top 10% is supposed to trickle down to workers as some sort of "out of the goodness of our hearts" pay increase to the tune of $4,000 a year, over time.

Somebody should ask that lying sack of shit Sarah Huckabee to show you in the fucking tax plan where those cuts are for the middle class, and whether or not deductions for state and local taxes will be eliminated. If that's the case, a majority of the middle class will be paying more in taxes than they do now.

It's a fucking shell game.

[MFM008]

3. The same

We do with an imaginary friend....
Nothing. It does not exist.

[MosheFeingold]

4. Oh, there will be a real tax cut -- at a real cost

People will, indeed, get a substantial tax cut (assuming things are done as said -- a large assumption).

It will probably be wildly popular.

But it will simply be replaced by deficit spending (i.e., the government printing money to pay its bills).

Printing money is inflationary, and harms people who saved cash and fixed incomes.

Printing money (deficit spending) is essentially a flat tax on cash savers and fixed incomes, paid in the form of inflation.

The only Republican honest enough to point this out was Rand Paul, who, despite his many, many flaws, is a cheap bastard and sick of the shell game.

[spanone]

5. K&R...

perfect, mr. corn

[Atticus]

6. I'd buy Boardwalk and Park Place and put hotels on both of 'em!

I mean, we ARE talking pretend money, right?

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. Set it aside for funeral costs since government won't be there for me to keep me alive

I hate how Republicans act like tax cuts are free money that come without any costs. The programs they plan to cut make much more of a positive difference in my life than anything I can buy with $4,000 - as if my household would pocket anything remotely like that - we won't.

Wait until that family getting that $4,000 has to put someone in nursing care long term - see how far they get with a few thousand after Medicaid and Medicare get slashed.

[dawg]

8. Build a new stable for my unicorn.

Because Fantasyland is the only place I'll be getting an extra $4000.

[burnbaby]

9. I'll take it

this will cover my oil bill for the year

[Corgigal]

10. Average huh?

Over 300 plus million people ( families) so most get 4.85 cents and hopefully a scholarship to a elementary private school. Civilization ain't free, and they want to roll it back and move to Switzerland.

[mitch96]

11. I'm curious.... middle class?

At what income level do these rich politicians consider a person to be "middle class"??
I just want to know if I'm in the club or not...
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[chowder66]

12. I'm self employed and would lose deductions so I would pay a lot more in taxes.

I would save that money to pay a portion of my taxes and have to save a lot more to cover the remaining taxes than I do now and it's tough. In the end I'll be getting less of my income.

It's going to hurt the self employed. The company I work for doesn't have employees, just contracted self employed people. I know a lot of people in this boat.