The article is misleading. False, in fact. Trump “walked it back” in the studio. There is a current tax level (way too high), and Trump proposed tax level, and many levels in between. What Trump conceded (he has to, Congress sets the tax rates) was that the taxes imposed could be higher than what he proposed. That is not the same as taxes being higher than what they are presently.
Well said!
I’m not sure if you were on the phone and it was auto-correcting, but I can’t quite make out what you’re saying.
DT is calling for higher taxes on the wealthy, yes?
“For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and, you know what, it really should go up,”
This seems breathtakingly clear to me.
I think you are saying that Trump said, “Congress could theoretically set the rate higher than I propose.”
I don’t begin to see that at all. He said, “For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and, you know what, it really should go up.”
Yes, he did concede that Congress makes the laws, but he was clearly stating a preference for higher taxes.
False. Trump has proposed cutting taxes across the board but stated that taxes on the rich would likely end up increasing during negotiations. He also stated that he would make sure taxes on the middle class would be cut and that business taxes would be less than existing but higher than he has proposed.
Whether these are good or bad things is a decision for the voters.