When a billionaire walks into a working-class bar, the “average income” goes way up “for everyone.” You voted for this bill to benefit your billionaire donors, like the Koch bros. Now they can use the revenue problem it created to argue for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
Because of Republican policies, the average household in #PA16 will see a $16,273 increase in take-home pay over the next 10 years.pic.twitter.com/aY82lY15lR
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And that averages out to $135 a month, the majority of which goes to the top. I'd gladly pay $135 if my friends, family and neighbors could see and afford a doctor and have life-saving medicine when they need it.
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If one person gets a windfall and many others get the shaft, the average will still sound good.
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An example: 1 person benefits by $100,000 9 people are cost $1,000 The average is a gain of $9,100 each... But 9 people nonetheless lose out. And if the scale of these numbers sounds absurd: that's what's *in the plan*
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When you average your millions with my pennies the result is meaningless.
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$16273 over 10 years is a .39 per hour raise.
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We know how averages work, thanks.
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That’s an AVERAGE of $30/week or $4.40/day. Of course, most of the income increase will go to the top 10%pic.twitter.com/2uiFpYfSnZ
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Average wages of low to middle income folks is stagnant. It shot up for the upper crust. While the average went up, it wasn’t the median ( midpoint distribution). 18 taxes not done yet: what people see is that decreased withholding on taxes...
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