Political Quotes

“on another subject, taxes, President Trump and congressional Republicans promised working America the Moon and the stars with their tax bill. President Trump said that it would create ``a middle-class miracle'' and that everyone would get a $4,000 raise. Remember that? President Trump promised the American people that these tax cuts for the wealthy would trickle down--or torrent down--and everyone would get a $4,000 raise. If we asked Americans from one end of the country to the other to tell us by raising their hands how many of them got a $4,000 raise, maybe the top 1 percent would--maybe the top 2 percent--but not most Americans. Wages are virtually stagnant. The promises the President made have not materialized. And when we measure wages against costs of everyday living--in other words, buying power, how much of a raise you get versus how much things cost--the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that year over year, hourly earnings have dropped by 1 percent. In other words, the American consumer--the average middle-class person, even with this tax cut--has less buying power today than they had last year. President Trump and Republicans promised a $4,000 raise, but average hourly earnings' buying power--the ability to live a decent life--for far too many Americans has gone down. Talk about a sleight of hand. Talk about an exaggerated--if not dishonest--promise. There it is.…”