«This is a middle -
class tax bill,» Gary Cohn, Trump's chief economic adviser, told CBS This Morning.
Not exact matches
Lawmakers have made — and then retracted — pledges that their planned overhaul
bill wouldn't raise
taxes on any middle -
class families.
But take a look at the ridiculous lengths to which Saskatchewan lawyer and
class - action king Tony Merchant went just to avoid paying his
tax bill.
And Congressional Republicans are touting their new finalized
tax bill as a wage - boosting, job - creating boon to the middle
class, as well as a means of simplifying the
tax system.
Her policies would also help the low - and middle -
class since their
tax bill would remain largely the same and they will benefit from increased government assistance.
The House
bill slashes
tax rates for large corporations, small businesses, and wealthy Americans, while sharply reducing or eliminating
tax breaks that benefit many middle -
class Americans such as deductions for state and local
taxes, college tuition and home mortgage interest.
Speaking to reporters during an impromptu signing ceremony, Trump called the
tax plan, «a
bill for the middle
class and a
bill for jobs.»
The Senate
tax bill would substantially increase premiums in the individual market for health insurance, and middle -
class families would bear the brunt of the price hike.
Taken as a whole, the
tax bill would not only increase
taxes for millions of middle -
class families but would also have disastrous effects on people's health care.
He was not only breaking with Republican orthodoxy, but was also inviting a trade war that would threaten the livelihood of the working
class that he had based his campaign on; it was altogether likely that price increases as a result of his tariffs would wipe out the small income gains that his
tax cut
bill had brought and slow the healthy economy.
Trump pitched the plan as a benefit to the middle
class that comes at the expense of the rich — an assessment at odds with independent
tax experts who have analyzed the
bill and concluded the bulk of its benefits go to corporations and the wealthy.
To accommodate the requests, Brady would have to find new
tax revenue elsewhere, possibly by shrinking the size of provisions in the
bill aimed at benefiting middle - and working -
class households.
But Republicans blasted the amendment as a poison pill that would keep middle -
class American families from gaining
tax relief under the
bill.
During Friday's Democratic Weekly Address, Representative Richard Neal (D - MA) criticized the Republican
tax bill as «a bad deal» for families, «a crummy deal» for the middle
class, and a
bill with «fiscal irresponsibility» that «is stunning.»
The
tax cuts included in the Assembly's one house
bill were larger for middle
class NY residents.
Yes, and if the Assembly
tax cut
bill had been included in the state budget middle
class and low income folks would have received more relief.
Middle
class would have had a larger
tax cut this year if the Pubs had not greedily fought for the donor
class in the
bill that was finally passed.
«Luckily in New York, Governor Cuomo is leading the way and setting an example for the nation — from fighting the GOP
tax bill which deliberately targets New Yorkers, to free college tuition for middle
class families and passing the strongest gun laws in the country.
In fact, she sold hardworking Upstate families out by voting for the disastrous GOP healthcare
bill that hurts the middle
class and imposes a devastating «Age
Tax.»
With fears of losing a congressional seat, a Rhode Island state representative has created a
bill to lure people to the state, proposing to pay «middle
class» families up to $ 10,000 in
tax credits or incentive payments to become residents for a year.
Senators and Assemblymembers were set to vote on
bills that would raise rates on New Yorkers earning more than $ 2 million dollars a year for the next three years, but would slightly lower the
tax rates for the middle
class permanently.
«Will he tell middle
class New Yorkers that they're going to get a huge
tax increase under this
bill?»
They're trying to sway leadership to leave it alone or limit it to a degree so voters back home — particularly those in the middle
class — don't see their overall
tax bills increase because of
tax reform.
State senators in favor of this
bill made a three - pronged argument: property
taxes have become too burdensome for middle -
class... (read more)
«For many older middle
class homeowners — especially those on fixed incomes — property
tax bill increases can make their own homes cost - prohibitive.
Ryan also has been talking up the benefits middle
class Americans will see once the
tax reform
bill takes effect next month.
The congresswoman said that despite GOP claims that their reform plan would cut
taxes and simplify the code, she saw nothing in the
bill for the middle
class.
Within his first hour after being sworn into office,
Bill Owens broke four campaign promises when he decided to support a government takeover of healthcare that included massive
tax hikes for middle
class families,
taxes on benefits, drastic cuts to Medicare, and a government - run option that would result in rationed care.»
Blumenthal calls the
bills a bait and switch, saying they transfer wealth from the middle
class to the rich,» because they make promises of
tax cuts that will terminate for the middle
class in the Senate
bill, and they amount to crumbs compared to the massive amounts that would go to the wealthiest.»
The President's proposal to raise
taxes on the successful to pay for
tax cuts for the middle
class (as he defines the term) is something out of candidate
Bill de Blasio's playbook.
State senators in favor of this
bill made a three - pronged argument: property
taxes have become too burdensome for middle -
class homeowners; the property
tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property
tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said the federal
tax bill will lead to many middle - and upper -
class New Yorkers paying higher
taxes because of the proposed end to state and local
tax deductions.
«These are merely the first steps we're prepared to take in order to shine a light on this shameful Trumpcare
bill and reveal to the public the GOP's true intentions: to give the uber - wealthy a
tax break while making middle
class Americans pay more for less health care coverage.
Both Senate and House
tax bills were written by Republicans mindful of their middle -
class constituents, many with incomes low enough to yield no benefit from itemizing.
Bill Larkin did support the middle
class tax cuts enacted last year.
For Republicans, the
tax bills working their way through Congress are about simplification and putting more money in middle -
class pockets.
About the same are suing to block the Rumps welfare for the donor
class disguised as a
tax bill... I deeply appreciate that AG Schneiderman is standing up for NY after Pub traitors in Congress (Reed, Collins and Tenney) sold out their New York State constituents!
Republican lawmakers unveiled their historic
tax - reform plan, a
bill that slashes rates for the wealthy and businesses, gives smaller cuts to the middle
class and eliminates the ObamaCare mandate that Americans buy health insurance or face a penalty.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand claims the major
tax overhaul passed by Congress this week will increase
tax bills for middle -
class earners in New York state.
«I'm concerned, obviously, about this
tax bill because it's going to raise
taxes on the middle
class,» Gillibrand said.
said before the vote that the Republican
bill «is pillaging the middle
class to pad the pockets of the wealthiest and hand
tax breaks to corporations shipping jobs out of America and drastically increasing the national debt.»
Small Business Mergers Regulatory Exemption — Vote Passed (426 - 0, 6 Not Voting) The House passed the
bill that would exempt brokers handling mergers and acquisitions from Securities and Exchange Commission registration requirements in cases in which the company being sold does not have any
class of securities required to be registered with the SEC and in the prior fiscal year, the company's earnings, before interest or
taxes, are less than $ 25 million or gross revenue is less than $ 250 million.
«The
bill would
tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol — and this is a way to help fight for the working
class and poor, to bring more jobs to those who need it.»
«I say to my Republican friends from suburban districts with a high percentage of people who use the state and local deduction: If you think the results in Virginia and New Jersey were terrible for you, wait until you've passed a
bill that raises
taxes on large swaths of middle -
class families in your districts,» he said on the Senate floor.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, for example, last week claimed the
bill «raises middle -
class taxes.»
But Republicans have insisted the
bill, which adds nearly $ 1.5 trillion to the federal deficit, gives many if not most middle -
class Americans a
tax cut at the same level as the 21 percent corporate benefit, boosting investment, job creation, higher wages and offsetting
tax revenues.
«The
bill lowers rates on middle and working
class Americans by condensing the number of brackets while keeping the top income
tax rate at 39.6 percent for the richest one percent,» Reed said.
Call it as I see it: GOP House
tax bill stinks 4 Westchester's middle
class.
«This
bill, interestingly enough, while Gov. Cuomo and Chuck Schumer are screaming about it, this
bill is actually a middle
class tax cut,» she said.
Under the new rate structure, a total of 4.4 million New Yorkers would receive a
tax cut, including a $ 690 million reduction for middle
class taxpayers, and all taxpayers would see a
tax reduction or no change compared to their previous
tax bill.