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Donald Trump didn't lower your taxes ...

snytiger6 9 Aug 23
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During his presidency, Donald Trump implemented significant tax cuts through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. This legislation lowered the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% and also reduced individual income tax rates across various brackets. Additionally, it increased the standard deduction and eliminated personal exemptions. It is largely agreed upon that most Americans from all walks of life had benefited in some way from that, although longterm implications are still debateable. The end results aside, that at least was an attempt to make good on the promise of lowering taxes, which is far more than Democrat politicians are willing to do on that matter.

As for the roads/infrastructure part goes, that much is mostly true, our infrastructure overall improved very little during his presidency. However, the same could also be said of the current administration, and I for one have yet to see any improvements in that area from the Biden Administration. It's also worth noting that infrastructure repair/upgrades have been a key talking point among Democrats and Republicans alike for a number of years now, with both Parties making grand promises, yet year after year nothing much ever improves despite the promises made and regardless of who had occupied the White House. So while Trump did virtually nothing worthwhile in that department, I've little reason to believe that would suddenly change under a Harris Administration.

The healthcare part is debateable, with some claiming his measures/actions had enabled more competition and better options while some others would claim otherwise. A case could be made that the current administration also has done very little in that department, and the recent changes in prescription drug pricing mostly affected those on Medicare. Those who are not on Medicare aren't as lucky. Then again, some are just that, depending upon their insurance coverage. Not everyone is struggling with that like alot of the mainstream medias would have us believe, but I digress, as healthcare is one of the more complex issues in our society and requires a more nuanced approach. Neither political Party has come up with a plan of action that of which most citizens would agree upon, so there's room for improvement there.

The deficit part is correct, he didn't help to lower that. Then again, the same would also apply to the current administration, and Biden is on track to significantly add to the deficit and by extension the national debt.-
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The remaining points are all (mostly) true, but again, a case could be made that the Democrats aren't doing enough either to improve things in those areas. One area in particular, despite their talk on decriminalizing drugs, that has yet to come to fruition on a large scale with no indication of change there anytime soon. They've had over three and a half years to do something about the opioid epidemic, and yet that still persists as an issue affecting the lives of many.

That all is just an honest observation and trying to look at all points there objectively. In the end, I'm fairly convinced at this point that people will believe whatever it is they wish to believe, and will stay loyal to their preferred political side regardless of how positive or negative of a force they may turn out to be in the end. In the meantime, individuals like me have found themselves stuck between two extremes that excel at criticizing and dehumanizing one another, and through that all they totally keep finding a way to avoid finding viable longterm solutions to the problems we face, all the while creating some new problems along the way. A few years back we were promised all of this "unity", and I have yet to see any of that become reality, and at this point I'm highly doubtful that ever will become a reality, regardless of who occupies the White House next.

Most analysis I've read or seen on news clips determines that for working people the "tax cuts" did result in some working people paying lower taxes, but for every person whose taxes went down there was another person whose taxes went up. You had to be in the top 10% or income earners to be in a group where taxes went down for everyone in your group.

The biggest effect of the tax cuts (primarily to benefit the rich), were increased deficits and increases to the national debt.

Trump's tariffs only increased prices to consumers, but didn't make up for the losses in government revenues. Also his tariffs weren't targeted, but were too broad. If you are going to implement tariffs, they need to be targeted to protect existing domestic industries, which they weren't. I dont' think Trump really understands how to use tariffs effectively.

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Says it very well. He also appeals to and stokes their grievances and anger, while serving as a role model for their identity as victims..

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Sad but Sooooo True.

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