White House published evidence that Trump's "big beautiful bill" hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich [View all]
Trumps White House accidentally admitted the truth about its tax plan
Earlier this week the White House published evidence that the presidents big, beautiful bill hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trumps-white-house-accidentally-admitted-truth-tax-plan-rcna207301
The word "transparency" certainly does not describe President Donald Trump's second administration. Whereas during his first term, for example, transcriptions of all of his remarks were published, a HuffPost analysis found that less than a quarter of his speeches, press conferences and media availabilities have been transcribed for posterity four months into his second term.
Which makes it all the more remarkable that earlier this week the White House published evidence that the president's "big, beautiful bill" hikes taxes on the poor to cut taxes for the rich.
On a page entitled "ICYMI: 'Average earners tax bills would fall under House tax package, forecasters say,'" the White House includes a link with the text "Click here to see the official analysis from the Joint Committee on Taxation." The Joint Committee on Taxation is a nonpartisan committee that, among other duties, produces distribution tables breaking down how different income levels will be impacted by new tax laws.
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In 2029, Americans making less than $30,000 will actually pay more in taxes under the GOP's plan than under current law. Americans making less than $15,000 the poorest of the poor will pay 53% more in taxes than they do now as their average tax rate jumps from 3.3% to 5.1%. Meanwhile, households making over a million will pay 6.4% less in taxes (totaling an estimated $74 billion collectively), as their average rate falls from 30.8% to 28.7%.