A Congressperson named Cathy took responsibility for the economy today, crediting its success to her GOP tax act.
Regrettably, Rep. McMorris Rodgers lacks math skills sufficient to understand the central conceit of her tax act. Only the desperate borrow money to spend it now.
Essentially, the tax act borrows $1.5T from China and re-distributes it to Americans in the form of tax cuts her constituents did not ask for. We all have to re-pay the loan, with interest. Something we did not ask for.
Rep.McMorris Rodgers understands none of it. Again, something we did not ask for.
Most people have a Congressperson with basic math and English skills, like 8th grade educations -- even if those Congresspeople are hard line uncompromising partisans. Those Congresspeople are aware that the tax code makes no fiscal sense.
But Rep. McMorris Rodgers lacks the fundamentals to understand that borrowing money to spend is inanity. So, she pretends her irresponsible tax act is good for families because the boys down at House GOP tell her it's good.
Families do not borrow their way to prosperity. Borrowing money is not success.
Plus, the new tax act tax includes tax increases for everyone with the loss of the personal exemption. "Farmers" and others lose property tax deductions over $10,000. Rep. McMorris Rodgers has never said anything about these tax increases in her act. Again, something we did not ask for.
Today, she re-tweeted an apparent constituent. He claims the new tax act saved his business 20%.
So, good for the constituent. No doubt he earned his success.
But, the constituent's twitter profile claims he is "floating on a cloud of passive income". Sort of like re-tweeting Ivanka Trump on the benefits of the child tax credit.
Will tone deaf Rep. McMorris Rodgers re-tweet the story of the families who will pay more?
Of course not.
Tone deafness is a considerable factor in Rep. McMorris Rodger's high score on the Inanity Index.
My payment to the Treasury goes out on Monday, down 20% compared to what I would have paid under the old rules. The additional deductions for small businesses made a big difference, many thanks to you and our President!
— Paul E. Zimmerman (@paulezimmerman) April 12, 2019
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