It’s working. The big legislative accomplishment of the guy who claimed to be a working-class hero was his 2017 Christmastime signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. As most Americans now realize, the tax cut was not for them but instead was a disgraceful trillion-dollar-a-year giveaway to corporate giants and their wealthiest shareholders.
According to Americans for Tax Fairness, hundreds of Trump’s corporate backers are already making a killing. In just the first three quarters of 2018, big business quietly pocketed stunning tax savings they would have — and should have — paid to support America’s public needs:
- Apple: $4.5 billion
- AT&T: $2.2 billion
- Bank of America: $2.4 billion
- Verizon: $1.75 billion
- Walmart: $1.6 billion
View the complete May 4 article by Jim Hightower on the National Memo website here.