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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Mon Dec 18, 2017, 01:58 PM Dec 2017

Robert Reich: A Guide to Why the Trump-Republican Tax Plan is a Disgrace

Here are the 3 main Republican arguments in favor of the Republican tax plan, followed by the truth.

1. It will make American corporations competitive with foreign corporations, which are taxed at a lower rate.

Rubbish.

2. With the tax cut, big corporations and the rich will invest and create more jobs.

Baloney.


3. It will give small businesses an incentive to invest and create more jobs.

Untrue.

And he explains why:

https://theliberalnetwork.com/2017/12/18/republican-tax-cut-scam/

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