diff --git a/trump/taxes.md b/trump/taxes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a0f9a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/trump/taxes.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## Trump on Taxes + +* The Trump tax cut disproportionately benefits the wealthy ([Tax Policy Center 2017](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/implications-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-president-trumps-tax-plan/full) / [Vox 2017](https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/12/15959210/trump-tax-cuts-reform-tax-policy-center)): + * Family earning under $25,000 per year: $40 tax cut / **0.3 percent boost** in after-tax income. + * Top .1% earning $3.4 million a year: $937,700 tax cut / **13.3 percent boost** in after-tax income +* The Trump **deficit** has also reached a **7-year high** at **$1 trillion** ([AP 2019](https://apnews.com/caeb6d6c4eff45e4bc5da12db06004bc)) +* On his first day in office, Trump **reversed a middle class tax cut** in mortgage insurance premiums issued by the Federal Housing Administration. ([The Intercept 2017](https://theintercept.com/2017/01/20/on-his-first-day-in-office-trump-raises-taxes-on-middle-class-homebuyers/)) + * These insurance fees are effectively a tax on **middle-class homeownership**. For a mortgage worth $200,000, this **adds $500** to a homebuyer’s **annual costs**.