Cohn 'Can't Guarantee Anything' On Potential Middle Class Tax Hike

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By MATT SHUHAM Published SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 9:58 AM

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In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Thursday, top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said the tax plan was “purely aimed at middle class families,” but stopped short of guaranteeing they wouldn’t see a tax hike.

“If I’m hearing you correctly, you can’t guarantee that no middle class family will get a tax increase,” Stephanopoulos asked Cohn. “There will be middle class families who get a tax increase under your plan, correct?”

“George, there’s an exception to every rule,” Cohn said.

“So that’s a yes,” Stephanopoulos pressed.

“Look, I can’t guarantee anything,” Cohn dodged again. “You could always find a unique family somewhere.” Instead, he said, the goal of the plan was to “create a economic stimulus package by using taxes to drive the economy of the United States.”

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gary-cohn-cant-guarantee-middle-class-tax-cut

[PatrickforO]

1. Yes. Cuts for the rich, and even more taxes sucked from the middle class to go

not to services that benefit us but to corporate profits through increased defense, energy, national security and other contracts.

Mooooooooooooooo! Moo! Moo!

Hear that? I'm a middle class cash cow for Charles Koch!

Moo!

[onecent]

2. Yes it's "A MIRACLE to the middle class........"....Dotard sure has his salesman clothes on in

that speech!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[turbinetree]

3. Why don't we call this BS what it really is

bend over middle class and poor and watch how we/ right wing republicans let corporations and the wealth in this country pay diddle squat, and you pick up the tab:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/03/07/27-giant-profitable-companies-paid-no-taxes/81399094/


https://www.dcreport.org/2017/09/26/a-big-thank-you-america-from-the-super-rich/

[global1]

4. Why Should The Middle Class See Then Saying & Doing The Same Thing They Always Do.....

with respect to taxes/tax reform - and expect a different result?

We know they are out to screw us - while at the same time saying that this is all about the middle class.

[lark]

5. L.I.A.R.

Cutting taxes for the donors and Drumpf is the main aim of this plan with a large helping of hurting the poor and middle class. Cohn, being one of drumpfs buddies, is just another 1% liar like his boss. He can't promise anything to middle class because this nets out as they and poor pay more and it all goes to the pockets of Drumpf and his ilk. Those the only things they care about at all.

[rgbecker]

6. Trump just shit all over the "Flat Tax" Tea Party.

One more campaign promise kept. Gotta love it.

[Turbineguy]

7. I think I'm inside the

"can't guarantee" group. I'm middle class but I still have a couple of assets left to Hood Robin. I should think that anybody with a retirement account would be at risk. They seem to be cutting back on robbing the poor, now that there's nothing left to steal.