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turbinetree

(24,745 posts) Thu Nov 16, 2017, 11:00 AM Nov 2017

House Republican says tax cuts always boost the economy. Theres just one problem

He's full of trickle down BS

https://thinkprogress.org/steve-scalise-says-trickle-down-economics-works-every-time-3d152e95e21e/

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House Republican says tax cuts always boost the economy. Theres just one problem (Original Post) turbinetree Nov 2017 OP

Kansas! safeinOhio Nov 2017 #1

Yeah Plucketeer Nov 2017 #3

His reference to the tax cuts during the Clinton years subterranean Nov 2017 #2

John F. Kennedy JUNIOR cut taxes? maddiemom Nov 2017 #4

safeinOhio

(32,756 posts)

1. Kansas!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 11:55 AM

Nov 2017

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

3. Yeah

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:52 PM

Nov 2017

Something called "The Brownback Effect"!

subterranean

(3,427 posts)

2. His reference to the tax cuts during the Clinton years

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 12:37 PM

Nov 2017

is precisely the opposite of the truth. Clinton raised top marginal tax rates (back to the pre-1986 level), and it was then that the economy took off.

But propaganda like the BS he is spouting works because many people have short memories (or are too young to remember that far back), and don't bother to check the facts.

maddiemom

(5,106 posts)

4. John F. Kennedy JUNIOR cut taxes?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Nov 16, 2017, 03:20 PM

Nov 2017

See U.S. News..."The Myth of JFK as Supply Side ...Tax Cutter." (1/26/211). Didn't Clinton Increase higher bracket taxes?

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