TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @MarshaBlackburn: Here’s what #TaxReform has brought to our country: ✅3.2 million new jobs ✅A bigger paycheck for ~90% of taxpayers ✅Lo…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2019 6:59 pm […]
Category: Taxes
4/22/2019
JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @SenKevinCramer: Created under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Opportunity Zones help lift low income Americans out of poverty by encouraging…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 22, 2019 6:58 pm […]
4/16/2019
DEMS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bernie Sanders and wife should pay the Pre-Trump Taxes on their almost $600,000 in income. He is always complaining about these big TAX CUTS, except when it benefits him. They made a fortune off of Trump, but so did everyone else – and that’s a good thing, not a bad thing!” –Donald […]
4/15/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump played up the benefits of his tax cuts on Monday’s [4-15-19] tax filing day in a state where he’s aiming to turn a narrow defeat in the 2016 presidential race into a victory in his re-election bid next year…The $1.5 trillion, 10-year package of tax cuts Trump signed […]
4/11/2019
TAXES/TRUMP TAXES: “Two tax stories, progressing on non-parallel tracks and in seemingly alternate universes, are in the news, both moving full-steam ahead. One story is about all of us, or rather almost all of us: Ordinary workers getting ready this Monday, April 15, for the first tax day after the Trump-inspired Tax Cut and Jobs […]
4/11/2019
ELECTION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Minnesota on Monday, the April 15 tax filing deadline. Trump is hoping to win Minnesota in the next election and has been citing tax cuts and his work on trade deals as positives that will help Republicans win in 2020. The Federal Aviation Administration […]
4/11/2019
DEMS/STEVE MNUCHIN/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on President Donald Trump’s tax returns (all times local): 10:45 a.m. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says his department intends to ‘follow the law’ and is reviewing a request by a top House Democrat to provide President Donald Trump’s tax returns to lawmakers. Mnuchin told a House panel that he […]
4/11/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/CONGRESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has proposed ending tax credits to encourage the purchase of electric cars but a bipartisan group in Congress moved to stop him. U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, both D-Mich., as well as Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, […]
1/27/2019
MILITARY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “After all that I have done for the Military, our great Veterans, Judges (99), Justices (2), Tax & Regulation Cuts, the Economy, Energy, Trade & MUCH MORE, does anybody really think I won’t build the WALL? Done more in first two years than any President! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
1/21/2019
ECONOMY/GOP/REGULATIONS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Investors did not know what to expect from a Trump presidency. Would they get a traditional pro-business Republican who promised tax cuts, or an unpredictable populist who would disrupt trade? So far, they’ve gotten both in President Trump, who sees the stock market as a barometer of his success. Stocks are up […]
1/18/2019
TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “Shrugging off the limitations of the partial government shutdown, the Trump administration finalized rules on Friday [1-18-19] governing who can claim a new 20 percent tax deduction for business owners. Officials said the rules would allow millions of businesses to file their 2018 taxes with certainty over whether they qualify for […]
1/7/2019
GOVERNMENT/IRS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Americans can still expect to get their tax refunds even though the Internal Revenue Service has been swept up in the federal government shutdown. ‘Tax refunds will go out,’ acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought told reporters on Monday. He added that the Trump administration is working […]
1/1/2019
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Do you think it’s just luck that gas prices are so low, and falling? Low gas prices are like another Tax Cut!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 1, 2019 6:39 pm […]
12/12/2018
CRIME/ECONOMY/EDUCATION/JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Fifty-two million Americans live in economically distressed communities. Despite the growing national economy, these communities are plagued by high poverty levels, failing schools, […]
12/4/2018
FRANCE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @charliekirk11: There are riots in socialist France because of radical leftist fuel taxes Media barely mentioning this America is boom…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 4, 2018 11:24 am […]
11/12/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The $1.5 trillion tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law late last year has already given the American economy a jolt, at least temporarily. It has fattened the paychecks of most American workers, padded the profits of large corporations and sped economic growth. Those results weren’t a surprise. Economists across the […]
11/8/2018
DEMS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The dust has barely settled on the midterm elections, yet tax talk is already in the air thanks to President Donald Trump signaling openness to higher taxes, at least for some. Riffing at a post-election press conference at the White House, Trump said he’d be open to making an ‘adjustment’ to recent […]
10/31/2018
CONGRESS/GOP/MIDDLE CLASS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump and the top Republican tax-writer in Congress, House and Ways Means Chair Kevin Brady of Texas, conceded on Wednesday [10-31-18] there was zero chance that middle-class Americans will see their taxes cut this year. It was the first time the White House had returned to a last-ditch campaign […]
10/31/2018
DEMS/HEALTHCARE/PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS/TAXES: [Jonathan Karl: “You’ve been saying Democrats want to take away preexisting conditions. I mean, it’s your administration that’s supporting a lawsuit that would allow health insurance companies –-“] “No, but I want to replace preexisting conditions and I’ve always been there. What the Democrats are going to do is destroy our entire health […]
10/23/2018
GOP/MIDDLE CLASS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump couldn’t get Obamacare repeal, an infrastructure plan or a border wall, but there’s one big wish-list item he’s succeeded in conjuring into reality: tax cuts. The greatest policy success of his first year in office was passing a landmark tax reform, something the Republican Party hadn’t been able […]
10/23/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite President Donald Trump’s repeated promises, don’t expect Congress to pass a new middle-class tax cut anytime in the near future. The President has talked up the possibility of a 10% tax cut for middle-income Americans on the campaign trail and in the White House in recent days. But the idea, which […]
10/23/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said Tuesday [10-23-18] he will work with the administration ‘over the coming weeks’ to develop President Donald Trump’s call for a new middle-class tax cut. The proposal appears mostly designed to rally GOP voters ahead of the midterm elections. It would face long odds […]
10/22/2018
CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump repeated Monday [10-22-18] that he plans to offer a new tax cut plan before the midterms, even though no one seems to know what it will look like or how it might get through a Congress that only barely managed to pass his signature plan last year…The GOP has […]
10/22/2018
ELECTION/HOUSE OF REPS/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Call it the mystery middle class tax cut. In recent days President Donald Trump has twice promised a new ‘major tax cut’ ahead of the November midterm elections, mystifying White House officials, congressional leaders, and tax wonks around town who mostly have no idea what he’s talking about. The pledge […]
10/20/2018
DEFICIT/ELECTION/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump said the administration was studying a tax cut for middle-income earners that could be rolled out some time around the beginning of November, just before pivotal congressional elections. Trump mentioned the proposed tax cut in the same week the U.S. government ended the 2018 fiscal year with a […]
10/18/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jon Tester says one thing to voters and does the EXACT OPPOSITE in Washington. Tester takes his orders form Pelosi & Schumer. Tester wants to raise your taxes, take away your 2A, open your borders, and deliver MOB RULE. Retire Tester & Elect America-First Patriot Matt Rosendale!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, […]
10/15/2018
DEFICIT/GOP/SPENDING/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s first full fiscal year in office has produced the nation’s largest budget shortfall in six years, according to Treasury Department data released Monday [10-16-18]. The U.S. deficit widened in fiscal 2018 to $779 billion, which is $113 billion more than the previous year, according to the Treasury’s widely anticipated […]
9/19/18
2016 ELECTION/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The recovery got started on Election Day 2016. It took Trump’s Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts to get the economy booming. Before that it was the worst and slowest economic recovery since the Great Depression. It took just 6 months for Trump to get to 3%, even though they said…..” –Donald […]
9/13/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A Republican-led panel in the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday [9-13-18] to make permanent individual tax cuts from President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax overhaul, a move widely seen as a partisan ploy to help Republican candidates in the Nov. 6 congressional elections. Members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee […]
9/10/2018
2016 ELECTION/DEMS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Democrats had won the Election in 2016, GDP, which was about 1% and going down, would have been minus 4% instead of up 4.2%. I opened up our beautiful economic engine with Regulation and Tax Cuts. Our system was choking and would have been made worse. Still plenty to […]
9/10/2018
CONGRESS/DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “With congressional elections looming, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday [9-10-18] proposed more deficit-expanding tax cuts, an effort seen by some tax experts as unlikely to become law and geared chiefly toward winning votes. Even if the initiative fails to pass, it could put Democrats in the position […]
9/9/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CHINA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the U.S. sells a car into China, there is a tax of 25%. If China sells a car into the U.S., there is a tax of 2%. Does anybody think that is FAIR? The days of the U.S. being ripped-off by other nations is OVER!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 9, […]
9/7/2018
CHINA/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump threatened China with another round of punishing tariffs on Friday [9-7-18], saying he was prepared to tax essentially all Chinese goods imported into the United States if Beijing did not change its trade practices. The threat comes as the administration prepares to move forward with another round of tariffs […]
9/7/2018
AUTO INDUSTRY/CANADA/TAXES/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [9-7-18] he does not want to hurt Canada’s economy but also warned that if he imposes taxes on cars it would be ‘devastating’ for the neighboring country…Trump spoke on route to Fargo, North Dakota, while Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland was meeting in Washington with […]
8/30/2018
CONGRESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-30-18] said he is considering linking capital gains taxes to inflation, a move that could mean circumventing the U.S. Congress to give a substantial tax cut to wealthy Americans. ‘I’m thinking about it,’ Trump said in an interview with Bloomberg. Only Congress can change U.S. tax […]
8/27/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “It wasn’t supposed to take long for the Trump tax cuts to hobble housing prices, particularly in the high-tax, high-cost metro areas where the new law was poised to rip federal incentives to buy new homes. Nearly nine months later, those warnings have not materialized. While the nation’s housing market is showing […]
8/22/2018
CAMPAIGN FINANCE/MICHAEL COHEN/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “The federal campaign finance and tax evasion case that is embroiling the White House began in the unlikeliest of places: the world of supermarket tabloids. It is populated by porn stars and Playboy models, shadowy ‘story brokers’ and the ultra rich and powerful, who can buy back their secrets on […]
8/8/2018
TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A new 20 percent tax break included in last year’s $1.5 trillion tax overhaul could wind up benefiting President Trump’s real estate empire given how the Treasury Department plans to implement the provision, several tax experts said. On Wednesday [8-8-18], the Treasury Department issued a sprawling regulation outlining the types of companies […]
8/8/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The U.S. Treasury on Wednesday [8-8-18] proposed tax regulations for a new 20 percent income tax deduction for owners of businesses organized as pass-through entities, including rules to prevent the measure from becoming a tax loophole for wealthy Americans..The regulations are intended to provide everything pass-through owners need to comply with […]
7/30/2018
STEVE MNUCHIN/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering bypassing Congress to grant a $100 billion tax cut mainly to the wealthy, a legally tenuous maneuver that would cut capital gains taxation and fulfill a long-held ambition of many investors and conservatives. Steven Mnuchin, the Treasury secretary, said in an interview on the sidelines of […]
7/30/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Some of the biggest winners from President Donald Trump’s new tax law are corporate executives who have reaped gains as their companies buy back a record amount of stock, a practice that rewards shareholders by boosting the value of existing shares. A POLITICO review of data disclosed in Securities and Exchange Commission […]
7/27/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “His Republican opponent doesn’t say much publicly about the Trump tax cuts, but on a warm night in a small-town union hall an hour outside Columbus, Danny O’Connor was happy to talk about them — a lot. ‘We just saw, this last December, a $2 trillion swipe of the national credit card, […]
7/24/2018
ELECTION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled an election-year tax plan on Tuesday [7-24-18] that is unlikely to become law but could energize party voters this autumn by promising permanent tax cuts for individuals and most business owners. Days before lawmakers head home for five weeks of summer campaigning before […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday [7-81-18] lashed out at Republican President Donald Trump’s tax overhaul of December 2017, warning that it contains ‘gigantic loopholes’ that could encourage companies to move plants and jobs abroad. A report by Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee said new international provisions meant to encourage companies to […]
7/18/2018
DEMS/MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’A lot of Democrats wished they voted for the Tax Cuts because the economy is booming – we could have 4% growth now and the Fed said yesterday that unemployment could drop again.’ @foxandfriends @kilmeade” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 18, 2018 6:03 am […]
7/17/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Trump’s administration scandals threaten to take a toll on Republicans in battleground districts this fall, according to new polling suggesting ‘culture of corruption’ messaging is gaining traction. Fifty-four percent of voters across 48 Republican-held congressional districts said Republicans were ‘more corrupt’ than Democrats, compared to 46 percent who said Democrats are ‘more […]
7/17/2018
GOP/RUSSIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump and Republican U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday [7-17-18] discussed another possible round of deficit-financed tax cuts, highlighting an initiative seen by some tax experts as an election-year effort with little chance of becoming law. Trump sat down at the White House with Kevin Brady, chairman of the House of […]
7/16/2018
ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As November’s U.S. elections approach, Republicans in the House of Representatives and the Trump administration are planning another deficit-financed tax-cut plan, but one widely seen as a vote-getting exercise with little chance of becoming law. The plan, coming on the heels of deep tax cuts already approved in December, underscores both the Republican […]
7/10/2018
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The tax cuts Republicans enacted in late 2017 will likely provide less of a boost to economic growth than many forecasters predict—and possibly none at all—economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said Monday [7-9-18]. That’s because the changes took effect at a time when the economy was already […]
7/7/2018
MINORITIES/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @Scavino45: ‘Six months in, TAX CUTS are already providing historic gains for minorities, women, and small businesses’ https://t.co/a54B…“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 7, 2018 7:06 am […]
7/4/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/NAFTA/OIL/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’The assault on the American auto industry is over,’ President Trump declared last spring in Detroit, promising auto executives that he would throttle back Obama-era regulations on vehicle pollution. The moment embodied one of Mr. Trump’s main political promises — to promote pro-business policies that unshackle industry and the economy. He has […]
6/30/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account c…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:59 am […]
6/29/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account contributions. #TaxCutsandJobsAct https://t.co/MevjwIINGU“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2018 1:06 pm […]
6/29/2018
DEMS/TAXES/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sticking to a pledge that Americans will be able to file tax returns on a postcard under President Donald Trump’s tax code overhaul, the U.S. Treasury Department released a new Form 1040 for individuals on Friday [6-29-18], but met swift Democratic criticism about its potential complexity. The Treasury and Internal Revenue Service […]
6/28/2018
JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Six months after our TAX CUTS, more than 6 MILLION workers have received bonuses, pay raises, and retirement account contributions. #TaxCutsandJobsAct https://t.co/MevjwIINGU“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 28, 2018 1:06 pm […]
6/27/2018
POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Public support for the recent tax overhaul plunged in the past two months, as more voters became ambivalent about it, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Just 37 percent of registered voters said they supported the tax-cut laden law, down from 44 percent in an April poll. The number of voters […]
6/26/2018
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….When I had Harley-Davidson officials over to the White House, I chided them about tariffs in other countries, like India, being too high. Companies are now coming back to America. Harley must know that they won’t be able to sell back into U.S. without paying a big tax!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June […]
6/25/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Surprised that Harley-Davidson, of all companies, would be the first to wave the White Flag. I fought hard for them and ultimately they will not pay tariffs selling into the E.U., which has hurt us badly on trade, down $151 Billion. Taxes just a Harley excuse – be patient! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, […]
6/21/2018
SUPREME COURT/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Big Supreme Court win on internet sales tax – about time! Big victory for fairness and for our country. Great victory for consumers and retailers.” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2018 3:46 pm […]
6/21/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The real big story that affects everybody in America is the success of @POTUS’s TAX CUT package and what it’s done for our economy…’ @Varneyco https://t.co/2bUbA7zSFM“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 21, 2018 3:25 pm […]
6/18/2018
BORDER/ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Republicans try to keep their midterm election strategy focused on the economy, tax cuts and falling unemployment, President Trump sent his clearest signal yet on Monday [6-18-18] that he intends to make divisive, racially charged issues like immigration central going into the campaign season. Facing bipartisan criticism over his administration’s family […]
6/10/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The new corporate tax cuts are unlikely to stimulate the level of job creation and wage growth that the Trump administration has promised, a trio of prominent economists has concluded, because high tax rates were not pushing much investment out of the United States in the first place. Instead, the researchers conclude, […]
6/7/2018
GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’$3 billion payoff: 101 utilities cut rates, credit GOP tax cuts’ https://t.co/x1a1OJuRgd“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 7, 2018 10:50 am […]
5/25/2018
CONGRESS/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/TAXES: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and section 7301 of title 5, United States Code, and to ensure the effective functioning of the executive branch, it is hereby ordered […]
5/18/2018
BORDERS/CALIFORNIA/CRIME/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “California finally deserves a great Governor, one who understands borders, crime and lowering taxes. John Cox is the man – he’ll be the best Governor you’ve ever had. I fully endorse John Cox for Governor and look forward to working with him to Make California Great Again!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 18, […]
5/16/2018
DEMS/ELECTION/PENNSYLVANIA/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…and voted against the massive Tax Cut Bill. He’s also weak on borders and crime. Sadly, our great Military and Vets mean nothing to Bobby Jr. Lou Barletta will win! #MAGA” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 16, 2018 1:40 pm […]
5/14/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic. But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls and lawmakers spotlight companies handing out employee bonuses, there’s little evidence the tax cuts are already having an impact across the economy, […]
5/9/2018
ECONOMY/ELECTION/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Republican Party had a great night. Tremendous voter energy and excitement, and all candidates are those who have a great chance of winning in November. The Economy is sooo strong, and with Nancy Pelosi wanting to end the big Tax Cuts and Raise Taxes, why wouldn’t we win?” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May […]
5/8/2018
DEMS/SPENDING/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [5-8-18] began trying to convince U.S. lawmakers to support $15 billion in spending cuts, which Democrats called a hypocritical bid to reclaim an image of fiscal conservatism following Republicans’ deficit-ballooning tax cuts of 2017. President Donald Trump’s package, known as a rescissions request to kill existing budget […]
4/30/2018
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After years of costly layoffs and plant closings, things are looking up for the heavy-machinery giant Caterpillar, which forecasts solid global sales growth and increased demand this year. Yet despite the corporate investment incentives at the center of President Trump’s tax overhaul, the company’s executives have no plans to supercharge investment or […]
4/30/2018
MARCO RUBIO/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, in a move that may undercut his party’s message about the recent tax overhaul ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, told the Economist magazine there is ‘no evidence whatsoever’ the law significantly helped American workers…The tax overhaul, which sailed through the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress in December […]
4/27/2018
INFRASTRUCTURE/TAXES/TRANSPORTATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “States and cities that raise taxes and tolls will have a better chance at winning federal money for roads and bridges, part of a Trump administration strategy to have states carry a bigger portion of infrastructure spending. The move is a result of a Transportation Department overhaul to a popular infrastructure grant […]
4/25/2018
GOP/POLLS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than half of registered voters say they haven’t noticed an increase in their paychecks as a result of the new tax law, and support for the law overall remains tepid, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. The April 19-23 survey suggests that Republicans’ message about the benefits of the tax […]
4/20/2018
GOP/NANCY PELOSI/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TAXES: “Nancy Pelosi is going absolutely crazy about the big Tax Cuts given to the American People by the Republicans…got not one Democrat Vote! Here’s a choice. They want to end them and raise your taxes substantially. Republicans are working on making them permanent and more cuts!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 20, […]
4/18/2018
IVANKA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @IvankaTrump: This year’s #TaxDay is the last time you’ll have to file your taxes through an outdated, broken system. #BYE-BYE https://t…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 18, 2018 4:43 AM […]
4/18/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Among President Donald Trump’s most deeply held economic convictions is that trade deficits are bad, yet his signature economic policy—a major tax cut—likely will deepen the trade deficits he abhors for years to come. For now, that’s more a problem of optics than economics, albeit one that may prompt Mr. Trump […]
4/17/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “States and Cities throughout our Country are being cheated and treated so badly by online retailers. Very unfair to traditional tax paying stores!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 5:59 PM […]
4/18/2018
GOP/SENATE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A senior U.S. Republican senator said on Wednesday [4-18-18] he would strongly oppose any plan to make permanent the temporary individual tax cuts that are included in a tax overhaul recently passed by Congress…Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress are moving forward with a plan to vote, before the 2018 midterm elections, […]
4/17/2018
MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @IvankaTrump: Great to be with Secretary Mnuchin & former Governor Sununu in Derry, NH on #TaxDay to highlight the tremendous benefits o…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 4:55 PM […]
4/17/2018
MEDIA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @FoxBusiness: WATCH LIVE: @IvankaTrump and @stevenmnuchin1 host tax event on Tax Day in New Hampshire. (Courtesy: WBZ) https://t.co/C3zr…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 4:55 PM […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House made an announcement about President Donald Trump’s taxes on Tuesday! [4-17-18] ‘The President filed an extension for his 2017 tax return, as do many Americans with complex returns,’ White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. ‘He will file his tax return by the extension deadline of […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @VP: Thanks to the historic TRUMP TAX CUTS, today marks the last time the American people will file taxes under a complicated & outdated…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 12:26 PM […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @RepKevinBrady: Starting next year, you will be able to file under the new tax law, which means MORE money in your pocket – all without…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 12:25 PM […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: Out with the old, in with the new: tax cuts and reforms that look out for hardworking taxpayers ⬇ https://t.co/eEHFWkG8xm“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 12:24 PM […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @WhiteHouse: President Trump’s tax cuts will generate greater economic opportunities for all. https://t.co/kcTsLNN1Uu“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 11: 46 AM […]
4/17/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “So many people are seeing the benefits of the Tax Cut Bill. Everyone is talking, really nice to see!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 17, 2018 7:24 AM […]
4/16/2018
ECONOMY/HISPANICS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [4-16-18] the Republican tax law and his push to slash regulations are driving one of the ‘greatest booms’ to the U.S. economy and helping Hispanic workers. Trump praised the strength of the economy at a business round-table in a predominantly Latino Miami suburb, telling the audience the […]
4/16/2018
DEMS/GOP/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump went to West Virginia this month to talk about tax cuts, but he got a bit distracted. He talked about China, the North American Free Trade Agreement, border security, ‘sanctuary cities’ and states he won in 2016. Eventually he turned to his prepared comments on taxes.’This was going to be […]
4/12/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “America’s greatest treasure is our people – and my Administration HEARS YOUR VOICE and HAS YOUR BACK. We are fighting to give every American a future of dignity, purpose and pride. AMERICAN SPIRIT is back! #TaxCuts https://t.co/oSGZe0irBf“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2018 2:03 pm […]
4/12/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PM Thank you to all of the American workers who travelled here today! This event is dedicated to YOU: the hardworking Americans who make this nation run. You love your country, you provide for your family, you have PRIDE in your work and you cherish our GREAT AMERICAN FLAG! #TaxCuts https://t.co/RwaLpCRPh5“ -Donald […]
4/12/2018
CONGRESS/AGRICULTURE/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “PM Just had an Agricultural Roundtable with memembers of Congress and Governors. I will be making remarks on the large scale TAX CUTS given to American families and workers at 1:45 P.M. from the Rose Garden. Join me live: https://t.co/XAchZ3zUSe https://t.co/Dqe8QhpDAZ” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 12, 2018 12:13 pm […]
4/11/2018
FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve Board policymakers raised concerns at their March meeting about the prospect of the United States heading into a global trade war, zeroing in on potential harm to American farmers such a clash would cause, according to minutes of the meeting released by the Fed on Wednesday [4-11-18]. The […]
4/10/2018
ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fifteen U.S. corporations including online retailer Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O), power company Duke Energy Corp (DUK.N) and insurer Prudential Financial Inc (PRU.N) avoided U.S. tax on nearly $25 billion in combined profits last year, a tax watchdog group said on Tuesday [4-10-18]. A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or […]
4/10/2018
JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to promote economic mobility, strong social networks, and accountability to American taxpayers, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. The United States and its Constitution were founded on the […]
4/9/2018
DEFICIT/ECONOMY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The massive tax cuts signed into law in December, which Republicans said would pay for themselves, will balloon the U.S. deficit in years ahead, the Congressional Budget Office said on Monday [4-9-18], possibly hobbling President Donald Trump’s future agenda. The deficit – the amount that Washington’s spending exceeds its revenues – will […]
4/5/2018
DEMS/IMMIGRATION/MILITARY/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump dispensed on Thursday [4-5-18] with what he called a ‘boring’ speech on tax reform here, tossing his text to his fans before launching into a lengthy tirade against immigration that included an accusation that Democrats were embracing dangerous policies to secure immigrant votes. Mr. Trump traveled to West Virginia to […]
4/5/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Thanks to our historic TAX CUTS, America is open for business, and millions of American workers are seeing more take-home pay through higher wages, salaries and bonuses!” https://t.co/0u3dpLJiV2 -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, April 5, 2018 3:12 pm […]
4/2/2018
BUSINESS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign spent more than $150,000 on purchases from Amazon, the company now facing his ire amid claims it doesn’t pay its fair share of shipping costs and taxes. A report by CBS News digging into Federal Election Commission records found that in 2015 and 2016 the campaign spent […]
3/19/2018
TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “A global attempt to prevent large, multinational companies from shifting their profits to lower-tax jurisdictions is setting off a fight between the United States and Europe, as policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic spar over efforts to impose new taxes on foreign firms. On Wednesday [3-21-18], the European Commission is expected […]
3/14/2018
FAA/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump will visit a Boeing plant in St. Louis on Wednesday [3-14-18] to celebrate the tax cut his party handed to American companies. But lurking in the background is a clash over trade — one in which Boeing is the most vulnerable target. The tariffs on steel and aluminum that […]