Trump Administration Fires Workers as Tax Cuts for Rich Soar
While federal workers were issued pink slips, the silence from mainstream outlets on simultaneous corporate tax windfalls was deafening. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, championed by the very administration now 'firing workers,' slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, a move estimated by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to add trillions to the national debt over a decade. These
'funding battles' always seem to find their victims among the most vulnerable, never among those whose profits ballooned. It’s a classic American double standard: austerity for the public servants, extravagance for the corporate boardroom. Critical commentators might ask: How is it we can always find billions for tax cuts and endless wars, but not a stable paycheck for the people who keep the
government running? Apparently, 'fiscal responsibility' is a mantra reserved exclusively for the working class.