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that wealth redistribution question is pretty lit tho
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Did trump even increase any taxes? I thought his accomplishment was that he lowered it for “everyone.” And the result being the average joe got an extra $50 while millionaires and billionaires got to keep hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars
No that was just campaign trail rhetoric. The irony in Trump is that for all his anti-establishment, drain the swamp bluster, he tends to parrot and go along with those around him are saying. So once he was in office, he got surrounded by careerist Republicans and his policies ended up being mostly Republican boilerplate, except for his erratic protectionist trade policies.
might be misremembering but wasn't his campaign rhetoric "we're gonna do trickle down economics and cut taxes for the rich?"
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-election-trump-hedgefunds-idUSKCN0QS0P120150823
Overall, you’re correct, more trickle down. But trickle down sprinkled with some “these crony capitalists are going to pay their fair share” which was a departure from the Tax Club for Growth mantra.