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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUh, the "tax cut" for "all Americans" is sure not very much for most Americans.
Propaganda. Anyone here expecting a big cut?

lastlib
(25,986 posts)It was all smoke and mirrors, typical GOPher lies. I'm still waiting for Raygun's "tax cut" to trickle down to me--all I've gotten was pissed on, and now shit on.
I remember Dimson's spiel that the "average American" would get a thousand dollars a year tax cut. Well, the "average Americans" he was using was Bill Gates and me. Bill got $999.999, and I got $0.001
chowder66
(10,595 posts)of a Qatari plane or help all of the Federal employees who have lost jobs, or our loss of services in general.
lees1975
(6,566 posts)Because they used smoke and mirrors to create an image that didn't exist. For those who took standard deduction, the exemption amounts. $7,500 per taxpayer, were cut out, which increased, by $15,000, my taxable income.
dsc
(52,947 posts)Trump's term but I know my taxes were higher than they otherwise would have been. I barely cleared the standard deduction despite massive medical expenses and being in the first years of my mortgage. I doubt I will clear it this time.