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brooklynite

(94,598 posts)
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 05:04 PM Dec 2018

Mnuchin Backs Off Trump's Promise of 10% Middle-Class Tax Cut

Source: Bloomberg

The Trump administration is setting aside a middle-class tax cut and planning to focus its tax efforts next year on fixing mistakes in the 2017 overhaul, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Mnuchin said he’s hoping to work with Congress on “some minor technical corrections” to the law, such as a drafting error that denies retailers and restaurants a tax break when they make renovations. He downplayed the prospect of the middle-class tax cut that Trump campaigned on in the days leading up to the midterm elections.

“I’m not going to comment on whether it is a real thing or not a real thing,” Mnuchin said in a roundtable interview Tuesday at Bloomberg’s Washington office. “I’m saying for the moment we have other things we’re focused on.”

Trump, to the surprise of his allies in Congress, announced in late October that he was working on an additional 10 percent tax cut for the middle class. Days later, Mnuchin said he has been working with House Republicans on another tax plan that would be released “shortly.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-18/mnuchin-backs-off-trump-s-promise-of-10-middle-class-tax-cut



How do you spell "sucker"?
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Mnuchin Backs Off Trump's Promise of 10% Middle-Class Tax Cut (Original Post) brooklynite Dec 2018 OP
Bullshit conjob election stunt. truthisfreedom Dec 2018 #1
What they should be worried about Mr.Bill Dec 2018 #8
Exactly. iluvtennis Dec 2018 #9
fixing mistakes? you mean the ruling class didn't get enough? n/t hibbing Dec 2018 #2
Yes, that's what "minor technical corrections" mean apparently. Va Lefty Dec 2018 #5
...as so much fart gas pecosbob Dec 2018 #3
hmmmm..... PeeJ52 Dec 2018 #4
I'm so shocked I,I....just can't speak right now Bengus81 Dec 2018 #6
*drat* !! CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #7
Oh, what a surprise! rickyhall Dec 2018 #10
The "minor technical correction" bill needs to be short and sweet jmowreader Dec 2018 #11
How do you spell sucker? Andy823 Dec 2018 #12
"Mnuchin said he has been working with House Republicans" BumRushDaShow Dec 2018 #13
Here's a fix... GulfCoast66 Dec 2018 #14
Another cheetox boy that needs to hit the road... Maxheader Dec 2018 #15
"Can't we give that 10% tax cut to the egregiously rich instead? Before we all go to jail?" mpcamb Dec 2018 #16
 

PeeJ52

(1,588 posts)
4. hmmmm.....
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 05:09 PM
Dec 2018

Mnuchin must have bought some retail stores and restaurants with his big income tax and now want to get some tax breaks for the rennovations. That Mnuchin is one slippery bitch. No soup, er taxcut for you, peasant....

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
11. The "minor technical correction" bill needs to be short and sweet
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 06:31 PM
Dec 2018

1. Fifteen (15) days after the enactment of this legislation, Public Law 115-97, the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017," is repealed in its entirety.

2. One hundred eighty (180) days after the enactment of this legislation, Public Law 108-27, the "Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconcilation Act of 2003," is repealed in its entirety.

3. Three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the enactment of this legislation, Public Law 107-16, the "Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001," is repealed in its entirety.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
13. "Mnuchin said he has been working with House Republicans"
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 07:00 PM
Dec 2018

Sorry bub. They won't be in charge anymore come January. Whatever bullshit you come up with will be DOA and regular order, with actual congressional hearings, will happen instead.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
14. Here's a fix...
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 07:34 PM
Dec 2018

The Democratic house should bass a bill raising income over a certain amount to 50%. I don’t really care about the amount-500K, 750K, 1 million. It won’t pass the senate but will catch the attention of the decreasing middle class.

Maxheader

(4,373 posts)
15. Another cheetox boy that needs to hit the road...
Tue Dec 18, 2018, 08:11 PM
Dec 2018

talking to himself, kicking a beer can and with his superior demeanor...gone...
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