Ah, the Trump tax cuts—the golden ticket for the rich to get richer, and the middle class? Well, they were left holding the damn bag. Back in 2017, Donald Trump and his Republican buddies passed what they called the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA). Sounds nice, right? Jobs, growth, prosperity? Yeah, about that. It was essentially Christmas morning for corporations and the wealthy, and for the rest of us? Just another day of trying to figure out how to pay the bills while Jeff Bezos shot himself into space. And now, here we are in 2025, and Trump, with Mike Johnson doing his dirty work in Congress, wants to run that same damn play again. But this time? It’s a bit messier.
Let’s Take a Quick Look Back at the 2017 Tax Cuts
Remember the 2017 tax cuts? If you don’t, it’s because they didn’t do a hell of a lot for you unless you were sitting on a yacht sippin…
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