>Also, populism means something else.
Excellent point! Trump is a populist and his tax bill (his only achievement) suggests he does not endorse this at all.
Excellent point! Trump is a populist and his tax bill (his only achievement) suggests he does not endorse this at all.
Oh well. It expires soon, right? I mean, the middle class part at least?
I’m confused at how that’s populist.
Its taxation without representation with extra steps. I don't get a vote on your spending but I need to give more to the feds because of something you wanted for yourself.
What if they paid high taxes in Europe and got all these services, why shouldn't you give extra to NATO and spend billions defending the European theater (resulting in pretty high taxes) and then Europeans can make fun of you for not having any services they have. (I started this as a hypothetical but realized that's just how it is.)
Also, the populist comment was aimed at the fact that the tax 'cuts' were built with an expiration date for the poors but permanent for the wealthy. That's pretty much the opposite of what a true populist would do.
Why are you upset at paying your fair share of taxes? The SALT deduction is regressive by nature.