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still_one

(92,454 posts)
Wed May 29, 2019, 09:18 AM May 2019

GOP Tax law doing little for the economy

"The sweeping tax law Republicans enacted in late 2017 is definitely not paying for itself
and has not significantly boosted the economy or increased wages, the non-partisan Congressional Research Service said in a report.

But in line with what critics cautioned, the measure triggered a wave of corporate stock buybacks that benefited investors more than anybody else, according to the study."


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-tax-law-bonuses_n_5ced9ad0e4b0ae6710585605










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GOP Tax law doing little for the economy (Original Post) still_one May 2019 OP
You don't say? Shell_Seas May 2019 #1
Shocking, huh? still_one May 2019 #2
Water is wet zipplewrath May 2019 #3

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)
3. Water is wet
Wed May 29, 2019, 09:38 AM
May 2019

In other news, CRS reported that they predict the sun will rise in the eastern skies tomorrow.

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