Comment by dotancohen
2 days ago
Or maybe, this wasn't a tax.
The expression "this is a tax on..." is analogy for purposes of deciding if this tax was legal based on the process for enacting new taxes.
2 days ago
Or maybe, this wasn't a tax.
The expression "this is a tax on..." is analogy for purposes of deciding if this tax was legal based on the process for enacting new taxes.
It's a tax. The administration can pretend it isn't, but it is.
I'm actually impressed. Trump's allies figured out how to raise taxes on the working class without the George H. W. Bush backlash. And now they're going to get enormous refunds that will not be passed on back to the consumers. It's yet another wealth transfer from the poor to the rich and their voting base is standing up and delivering thunderous applause.
When you refine words to mean whatever you want, you can be upset at anything you want just by labelling it.