That $4,000 raise Donald Trump and Paul Ryan promised you was a trickle-down lie

[NCTraveler]

Free tip from a successful businessman: Always get paid.

In selling you their trickle-down tax plan, President Trump and congressional Republicans promised you a $4,000 pay raise.

"This change, along with a lower business tax rate, would likely give the typical American household around a $4,000 pay raise," Trump said in October.

“At least $4,000,” House Speaker Paul Ryan emphasized in a post on his official website.

So now that rich people like me have gotten our billions of dollars in tax cuts, you might be wondering where your $4,000 raise is.

Spoiler alert: You’re not getting one.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/04/10/donald-trump-gop-tax-cuts-wont-deliver-big-raise-column/471188002/

[ProfessorGAC]

1. No Revelations Here, But. . .

. . .it's nice to hear it from someone who can't be dismissed as a wild eyed socialist.

[NCTraveler]

2. People don't know what a socialist is.

They are far and few between in this country. They don't place on our political spectrum. I've been called one enough times to fully get it.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Completely Agree

Socialist is an epithet, not a real term.

[brush]

3. It's an average 4 grand. A few will get 400k, some 40k, most $400, most will get $40...

That averages about $4000.

Good old repug, trickle-down math.

[Elwood P Dowd]

5. K&R. Nice article. (nm)