A new tax revenue record

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As predicted, GOP tax cuts prompt record tax revenues

The tax cut works exactly as expected, revenue blows thru the roof, but the deficit increases. Looks like America has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.

Tax revenues are up because more people are working (and thus paying payroll taxes) and people have more money from wage increases (due to labor shortages) to spend on things that generate excise taxes (like booze).

The economy has steadily been chugging along since 2010: Civilian unemployment rate Certainly Trump didn't time travel back to 6 years prior to his election and kick off those economic improvements. That happened on Obama's watch.
 

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Tax revenues are up because more people are working (and thus paying payroll taxes) and people have more money from wage increases (due to labor shortages) to spend on things that generate excise taxes (like booze).

The economy has steadily been chugging along since 2010: Civilian unemployment rate Certainly Trump didn't time travel back to 6 years prior to his election and kick off those economic improvements. That happened on Obama's watch.

So how much more dishonest can you be? You blame Trump/Republicans for VA problems even though Trump had been in office 22 months but give Obama credit for the economy. No. If Obama gets the economy credit, and thats ok by me if you choose but then becomes our reference point and then don’t be a hypocrite and absolve him from the VA issues. Be consistent. Otherwise you are a fake news troll.
 

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So how much more dishonest can you be? You blame Trump/Republicans for VA problems even though Trump had been in office 22 months but give Obama credit for the economy. No. If Obama gets the economy credit, and thats ok by me if you choose but then becomes our reference point and then don’t be a hypocrite and absolve him from the VA issues. Be consistent. Otherwise you are a fake news troll.

Um, I didn't blame Republicans for creation of VA problems. In that thread, I wrote "I do know Democrats haven't served veterans any better during their tenures in power"

But I don't need to ask Republican voters why they don't hold Democrats accountable. I did feel like asking why Republican voters don't hold Republicans accountable.
 

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Um, I didn't blame Republicans for creation of VA problems. In that thread, I wrote "I do know Democrats haven't served veterans any better during their tenures in power"

But I don't need to ask Republican voters why they don't hold Democrats accountable. I did feel like asking why Republican voters don't hold Republicans accountable.

BTW the link referenced higher corporate tax revenue so your metric was wrong.