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GOP tax cuts have gotten less popular with voters, new NBC/WSJ poll says

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[h=1]GOP tax cuts have gotten less popular with voters, new NBC/WSJ poll says[/h]
[FONT=&quot]As congressional Republicans fight to preserve their majorities, they may need to find a weapon more powerful than the big December tax cuts.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the tax-cut law, never broadly popular, has sagged in public esteem lately. Just 27 percent of Americans call it a good idea, down from 30 percent in January. A 36 percent plurality call it a bad idea, while the rest have no opinion.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Moreover, a majority gives thumbs-down on the plan when asked to consider its potential effects. Just 39 percent foresee a positive impact from a stronger economy, more jobs and more money in their pockets; 53 percent foresee a negative impact from higher deficits and disproportionate benefits for the wealthy and big corporations.[/FONT]
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https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/16/gop-tax-cuts-have-gotten-less-popular-with-voters-nbc-wsj-poll.html

Maybe the silver lining to Trumps election is that people are wising up to the fraud that the RNC is
 
It's strange to me that it would decrease in popularity over time. I always thought most people would end up being cool with it because the GOP decided to throw the middle class a bone. It's good that people seem to recognize that tax cuts for the wealthy led to cuts in government programs.
 
They put all their eggs in that basket and it's sitting at 27% approval? What a waste of a Congressional session.
 
MrPeanut said:
It's strange to me that it would decrease in popularity over time. I always thought most people would end up being cool with it because the GOP decided to throw the middle class a bone. It's good that people seem to recognize that tax cuts for the wealthy led to cuts in government programs.
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I think it is because they realized its a milk bone.

From a small box with no guarantee of a "refill".

While others got truckloads of steak.
 
The Republicans have, for the most part, stopped pointing to 'tax reform' as a talking point.
 
Rexedgar said:
The Republicans have, for the most part, stopped pointing to 'tax reform' as a talking point.
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Probably because they have no idea how to pay for their tax cut other than to slash social programs the majority of the country rely on. At least when Reagan cut taxes the bill was fully paid for because politicians did the hard work of eliminating a lot of corporate tax deductions (which can be seen as a tax hike for corporations.) Trumps tax cuts are no where near being paid for....How does this all end???
 
LunaRose said:
Probably because they have no idea how to pay for their tax cut other than to slash social programs the majority of the country rely on. At least when Reagan cut taxes the bill was fully paid for because politicians did the hard work of eliminating a lot of corporate tax deductions (which can be seen as a tax hike for corporations.) Trumps tax cuts are no where near being paid for....How does this all end???
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Picture 'musical chairs' with many more asses than chairs..........
 
LunaRose said:
Probably because they have no idea how to pay for their tax cut other than to slash social programs the majority of the country rely on. At least when Reagan cut taxes the bill was fully paid for because politicians did the hard work of eliminating a lot of corporate tax deductions (which can be seen as a tax hike for corporations.) Trumps tax cuts are no where near being paid for....How does this all end???
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Reagan's tax cuts for the wealthy turned this country from a creditor nation into a debtor nation.

During Reagan's presidency, the national debt almost tripled and the U.S. went from being the world's largest creditor nation to the world's largest debtor in under eight years.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics
 
Moot said:
Reagan raised taxes 11 times to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and turned this country from a creditor nation into a debtor nation.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaganomics
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Isn't it remarkable how conservatives have managed to romanticize Reagan's presidency? Despite high unemployment, less savings for the middle class, massive debt, and less people owning homes, they've convinced the public he was an economic genius.
 
Greenbeard said:
They put all their eggs in that basket and it's sitting at 27% approval? What a waste of a Congressional session.
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I'm just amazed that the "business president" and the self proclaimed "greatest dealmaker of all-time" couldn't sell his Tax Cuts to the public better. This is essentially the only thing he's basically "accomplished" during his presidency, and it's widely seen as a joke.
 
Puigb said:
I'm just amazed that the "business president" and the self proclaimed "greatest dealmaker of all-time" couldn't sell his Tax Cuts to the public better. This is essentially the only thing he's basically "accomplished" during his presidency, and it's widely seen as a joke.
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It is THE only thing he's "accomplished" in the last 15 months. No ACA repeal. No wall. No Muslim ban. No locking up Hillary. On and on and on.....he accomplished one thing, and it wasn't even good enough.
 
tres borrachos said:
It is THE only thing he's "accomplished" in the last 15 months. No ACA repeal. No wall. No Muslim ban. No locking up Hillary. On and on and on.....he accomplished one thing, and it wasn't even good enough.
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It's pretty embarrassing that with him and his party being in full control of Washington, all him and his goons could pass is some crappy Tax Cuts that remain immensely unpopular with the general public. This is the guy who claims (along with his supporters) that he is the "greatest deal maker of all-time". What a joke.
 
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