View Single Post
Old 11-28-2017, 03:41 PM   #50
The Dad Fisherman
Super Moderator
iTrader: (0)
 
The Dad Fisherman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,178
Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulS View Post
Look at the Repub. budget and tax bill. Both hurt the poor and the most vulnerable amongst us.
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.

Quote:
Originally Posted by wdmso View Post
"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."

"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
The Dad Fisherman is offline