11-28-2017, 03:41 PM
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Location: Georgetown MA
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Originally Posted by PaulS
Look at the Repub. budget and tax bill. Both hurt the poor and the most vulnerable amongst us.
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One says that it hurts and another says it doesn't help them as much. You guys might want to get together and have a little "Team Meeting" so you can get on the same page.
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Originally Posted by wdmso
"In 2019, those making less than $25,000 would get an average $50 tax reduction, or +0.3 percent of their after-tax income. Middle-income earners would get average cuts of $850, while people making at least $746,000 would get average cuts of $34,000, or +2.2 percent of income.
The center also said the Senate proposal would generate enough economic growth to produce additional revenue of $169 billion over a decade. That's far short of closing the near $1.5 trillion in red ink that Congress' nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated the bill would produce over that period."
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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