Strongest Arguments for Tax Cuts Flashcards
(9 cards)
What did the average American family see with Trump’s tax cuts?
Lower effective tax cuts (especially families earning under $100k)
Which families especially saw lower effective tax rates with Trump’s tax cuts?
Families earning less than $100k
Corporate tax cuts = _________?
Job growth
___________ = job growth
Corporate tax cuts
What was the result of Trump bringing the corporate tax rate down from 35% to 21%?
It made companies bring their money back to the U.S. and spend it here (repatriation)
What did Trump’s tax cuts do to the GDP?
They made it grow higher than CBO projections from before the cuts
How did Trump’s tax cuts contribute to record low unemployment?
They contributed to a business-friendly climate that supported job growth
What did Trump’s tax cuts mean for small businesses?
They paid less in taxes, so they had more money to grow their business, hire people, or buy equipment
What does “Despite cuts, total tax revenue rose in the first couple years due to economic expansion” mean?
It means that even though all these people and companies were paying less in taxes, more tax money was collected overall because of economic growth