Why doesn't our side know how to frame a debate? [View all]

[louis c]

I see poll numbers for Trump and the Republicans improving, and the annalists are saying it's due to the tax cut.

The Democrats have framed this issue all wrong. My take home did go up, by about $25 a week.

But that money does not come from Trump and the Republicans, it comes from our kids. The deficit is scheduled to hit $1 trillion in fiscal year 2019, up by about $300 billion and that's all due to the tax cut.

The debt ceiling, which needs to be increased by a Congressional vote, was scheduled in March. It has been moved up a month, because we are borrowing money at a faster rate than expected because of the tax cuts. 80% of the cuts go to the wealthiest 10%.

The Democrats, or any super pac, should be running a TV ad that goes something like this.

A blue collar worker and his wife (also a blue collar worker) sit at their kitchen table. The Husband says to the wife "my take home pay is up $25 a week", the wife says, "so is mine". The husband says, "We really should thank those who are responsible for this." They enter their kids bed room and say "Hey kids, thanks for the extra money. Now make sure you get plenty of rest, you're going to need to work harder when you grow up to pay for this".

Then the voice over explains the increase in the deficit, the increase in the debt ceiling and the fact that the richest Americans get most of the benefits. But your kids pay the bill.