Teachers’ union urges Democrats to run harder against the 2017 tax cut

Washington Post ^ | June 15, 2018 | by David Weigel

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The American Federation of Teachers is urging Democratic candidates to step up their attacks on last year’s Republican-passed tax cuts, armed with voter surveys that find the legislation useful as a way to argue for more public spending.

“We’ve found support for an increase in health-care spending, and for an argument that the increase is going to come from tax cuts for the rich,” said Stan Greenberg, a pollster at Democracy Corps who conducted the voter survey for AFT. “They created the vehicle for expanding investment by passing this tax cut.”

The survey, conducted with 1,000 voter phone interviews and 1,400 online voter interviews, prodded voters with some messages that put pro-tax politics in a favorable light. But it also tested a message that echoes what Republicans have said in ads and speeches all year — that Democrats “say that the average savings of $2,000 per family is crumbs.”

After hearing that message, 27 percent of voters in the Democracy Corps survey were more likely to support Republicans; 37 percent of voters preferred “higher taxes on the richest so we can invest in education and make health care more affordable.”

[ballplayer]

So we already know the tired old play book of tax the rich works with the idiots who have voted for the communist Democrats for decades.
They are idiots because they have voted for decades that way and nothing ever changes for them,if they had a brain they would realize the rich have the money and ability to go and do things that will prevent them.from being hurt and the idiots will see no change in their pathetic lives

[Abby4116]

My daughter is a teacher who does not belong to a union (Charter School). When she and her husband got their first paychecks after the tax cuts took effect, she was thrilled - enough savings to pay the payment for their new minivan.

[Harpotoo]

No wonder the kids are so Stupid! Look who is teaching the little groomed to be Dems:-)

[yoe]

“say that the average savings of $2,000 per family is crumbs.”

(Pelosi & crumbs)

[FLT-bird]

We need to implement school vouchers and defund public schools. The NEA is one of the most destructive organizations in America.

[NorthMountain]

End public education.

Yes. Our children's education is far too important to let the government continue wrecking it.

[Deplorable American1776]

The AntiAmerican Federation of Indoctrination Workers? Yes, that is why homeschool is the best way to education children.