The Republican tax bill we’re voting on tonight is built on a foundation of broken promises. Some examples:
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The tax bill will pay for itself
It brings back trillion-dollar deficits and adds over $2 TRILLION to the debt.http://www.crfb.org/blogs/final-tax-bill-could-end-costing-22-trillion …Show this thread -
It will be “rocket fuel” for the economy
The nonpartisan @jctgov & economists agree; any boost to the economy will be minimal. Still waiting for the administration to provide analysis disputing this (or any@USTreasury analysis for that matter)https://twitter.com/jctgov/status/940340397020209153 …Show this thread -
The tax bill is primarily a middle-class tax cut.
Not even close.https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/18/16791174/republican-tax-bill-congress-conference-tax-policy-center …Show this thread -
Businesses will use their tax cuts to raise wages, create jobs, and reinvest
Companies are openly promising to pass these gains on to shareholders. Some have already started.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-29/trump-s-tax-promises-undercut-by-ceo-plans-to-reward-investors …Show this thread -
The bill will create American Jobs
The bill has major loopholes that will make it easier to ship American jobs overseas.https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/12/tax-jobs-overseas/547916/ …Show this thread -
This is the biggest tax cut in U.S. history
It’s the fourth largest, behind @BarackObama’s 2012 extension of the Bush Tax cuts, the 2010 Obama tax cut, and the 1981 Reagan tax reform.http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/26/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-his-tax-plan-biggest-cut-ever/ …Show this thread -
The President won’t personally benefit from this.
Prove it.Show this thread
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Yep, you can call this "The CPA and Tax Attorney Full Employment Act of 2018".
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I have demanded that the
#TAX_BILL include something for#EVERY_AMERICAN; you're demanding that some#Americans be#LEFT_OUT. Shame on you.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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