Posted on 11/18/2017 2:24:26 PM PST by Kaslin
Liberal activist Sally Kohn -- who is delightful in person, but wrong about almost everything -- tweeted an attack on the GOP tax plan yesterday, urging her followers to "call bulls*t" on Republican defenses of their proposal. Basically everything in her tweet was wrong. Here's her initial effort, followed by my rebuttal:
Here’s some more tax facts for ya. When Trump and Republicans insist that we *have to* cut corporate taxes because ours are the highest in the world, CALL BULLSH*T. But I guess they’re not low enough for the billionaires who want to soak the working class and poor even more. pic.twitter.com/qW3wU2NkMM— Sally Kohn (@sallykohn) November 17, 2017
1) This chart does not reflect corporate tax rates. 2) America's corporate tax rate *is* highest in the advanced world. That's fact checked. 3) Obama favored cutting corporate rate. 4) GOP plan reduces taxes for every income group, including working class & poor. #CallingBullshit https://t.co/s6ZyOmzs19— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) November 17, 2017
A number of liberals responded by pursuing two primary lines of criticism: First, that the statutory US corporate tax rate may be the highest in the developed world, but the effective rate is much lower and more competitive -- so the justification to cut corporate taxes is weak. This has the potential makings of a good point, but it's not one. That's because the effective rate is also among the very highest, and least competitive, in the world; third highest among all OECD nations, in fact, according to CBO data. The average effective corporate US tax rate clocks in at 29 percent, compared to 20 percent in Mexico and France, 19 percent in China, 17 percent in Australia, 14.5 percent in Germany, and 10 percent in the UK. Others falsely claimed that the GOP plan slashed rates for corporations without eliminating or reducing loopholes and deductions. This is wrong. Click through to the House Ways and Means Committee's extensive summary of the bill, then scroll to page 36, and keep reading.
Second, they flat-out accused me of being a 'Fox News liar,' or whatever. I was not lying on any of the points I made. Proof: (1) The chart Kohn shared was about tax rates in general, not corporate taxes, which served as the crux of her critique. This was -- perhaps unintentionally -- misleading. (2) As I say, the statement that America's corporate tax rate is the highest in the advanced world is verified to be true. Here's NPR confirming it, or you can just refer to the hyperlink above about effective tax rates. (3) President Obama called for a reduction in our uncompetitive corporate tax rate. His proposed cut was smaller than the Republicans' (no surprise), and he wanted to structure his differently (ditto), but that doesn't change the fact that Obama agreed the existing rate is too high. (4) This assertion is backed up by the nonpartisan findings of both the Tax Foundation and the left-leaning Tax Policy Center, which I cited in my Friday post. Both analyses found that on average, taxpayers across every income group will see lower tax burdens and higher after-tax incomes under the GOP plan -- starting in 2018, and at the end of the budget window in 2027. The doubling of the standard deduction alone would create net 'winners' out of 70 to 90 percent of all taxpayers.
Lastly, Kohn repeats a variation of the tiresome "millionaires and billionaires" talking point that Democrats endlessly regurgitate during these debates. While it's true that the very rich will receive a number of benefits from the GOP plan (they pay, by far, the most in taxes, and disproportionately so), the GOP bill does not cut the top tax federal income tax rate for millionaires. That top rate stays right where it us, as established under President Obama.
Sally Kohn might dress in men’s clothing and might think she’s a he, but she’s not, so don’t do her the favor calling her a he, ‘cause she’s not.
The only place it worked under Reagan was in China and Europe...There were millions of jobs created because of those tax cuts everywhere except here...
So you're ok if they take more of YOUR income to create more jobs???
Re. Stay off of the sauce.
Clearly I meant NeverTrump. But I look forward to following your posts in the future and diving on any mistake you make.
I also meant that the second Trump got the nomination the GOPe in the Senate (McCain, McConell, Graham, Corker, Flake, Collins, etc.) had no intention of allowing him to get elected. Despite their best efforts, he did get elected. Thereafter, they had no intention of going along with ONE single solitary piece of his agenda.
So yes, tax reform was killed a year ago. What is going on now is Kabuki theater.
Or was that too hard for you to follow?
It’s been my experience that those who accuse others (as you have on this thread) of being drunk are most often alchohol challenged. I’m not saying but just saying. Or does that make me sound “sauced” or “drunk?”
“Clearly I meant NeverTrump. But I look forward to following your posts in the future and diving on any mistake you make.”
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You’ll be wasting your time,Kaslin never makes mistakes.
Kaslin is the Free Republic Champion Poster of articles.
Perfection at all times.
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So the she that I thought was a he isn’t a he even though the she who thinks she’s a he isn’t a he? Ok, got it.
I apologize. I looked at your post and at my keyboard. It was indeed a typo since the key for the letter e is next to the r key. Your spell checker should have caught it though.
You may want to re-examine the economic strength, income growth and the job market from the early eighties through the 90s. That was the result of Reagan economic policy.
Re spelling Trump.
No prob. I was typing on my mobile device which doesn’t always catch “Teump” v Trump.
If the facts contradict the narrative, the facts lie.
LOL - well-played
Oh that explains it.
For liberals, the ends justify the means which is why they are stunned when they are called out as ‘fake news’ for instance. In their mind, if it works towards their end goals, it is real and true.
JoMa
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