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Darth Wedgius wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:53 pm
From journalist Matthew Yglesias's twitter:
Nobody likes to give themselves credit for this kind of messaging success, but progressive groups did a really good job of convincing people that Trump raised their taxes when the facts say a clear majority got a tax cut.
I'm pretty sure having most people see maybe 5 extra dollars a pay check, but a smaller return check at the end of the year was the biggest factor in it. Really if they were smart they would have adjusted the withholding tables so people would actually see a dollar or two less each pay check, and maximize the effect on the tax return at the end of the year.
The point is that a majority of Americans got a tax cut, "progressive" groups mislead people on that account, and a journalist took credit for the messaging success.
If an administration wanted good publicity they would have given people bigger tax returns instead taking less out of each paycheck, but the way they did it instead allows the taxpayer to make interest on that money and is better for the taxpayer.
Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2019 4:08 am
I concede your observation about buzzfeed, but holy stars that web page is like being skullfucked by the less reputable KimCartoon ads. x_X
My apologies, and my thanks for the chuckle as well. Don't take thing the wrong way, Fuzzy, I don't like that you get upset, but you do have some of the best ways of describing it sometimes.
