dagblog - Comments for "The Great Republican Tax Cut Backfire" http://dagblog.com/link/great-republican-tax-cut-backfire-25040 Comments for "The Great Republican Tax Cut Backfire" en from this piece: http://dagblog.com/comment/251709#comment-251709 <a id="comment-251709"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/great-republican-tax-cut-backfire-25040">The Great Republican Tax Cut Backfire</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>from this piece:</p> <blockquote> <p>Far from creating incentives to reverse offshoring, the law actually enables corporations to pay a lower rate of tax on profits earned overseas. And despite a good deal of messaging by corporate allies of Trump claiming that worker raises and bonuses are the fruit of the tax cuts, the small number of pay increases are <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congratulations-on-your-1000-tax-reform-bonus_us_5a7362fbe4b06ee97af0acd2">a pittance</a> compared with the tax savings for companies.</p> <p>Last week, headlines were made by the news that regulators had <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/21/17265796/wells-fargo-fine-cfpb-tax-cut">levied a $1 billion fine</a> against Wells Fargo for chronic frauds against its customers. That $1 billion was less than a third of the money that Wells Fargo saves from the tax cut.</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:43:00 +0000 AmericanDreamer comment 251709 at http://dagblog.com