GOP Creates “Crumbs” Bill to Give Back to Taxpayers, Humiliate Pelosi
Who could forget when, in the wake of the GOP tax bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dubbed the 1,000 bonuses received by Home Depot employees as mere “crumbs”?
As Vice President Mike Pence aptly put it, “If you’re going to say that $1,000 is crumbs, you live in a different world than I’m living.”
No kidding.
Ever since Pelosi’s condescending and tone-deaf comment in January, politicians and average Americans alike haven’t let her forget it. View image on Twitter
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"I'll repeat that": Nancy Pelosi won't back down from calling GOP tax cuts "crumbs" http://washex.am/2o1G8PJ
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"I say 'crumbs,' they mock me in ads for saying that. Compared to the banquet they give at the high end."
--@NancyPelosi, February 1, 2018
What a difference an administration makes...#Hypocrisy
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Now, rather than just scathing tweets, Republicans in Congress are throwing those crumbs back in Pelosi’s face.
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Unveiled by Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita, a new bill titled, Creating Relief and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings,” or “CRUMBS,” would make employee bonuses given as a result of the GOP tax plan tax-free.
Since the new tax plan, at least 346 companies have given workers bonuses or raises or increased contributions to employees’ 401(k), Americans for Tax Reform reported.
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According to Fox News, the new bill would apply to bonuses up to $2,500.
“Americans are receiving thousands of dollars in bonuses and more money in their paychecks thanks to President Trump’s tax reform, but out-of-touch Democratic leaders believe they only amount to crumbs,” Rokita said in a statement.
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“The CRUMBS Act will let Americans keep more of the money they receive as a result of President Trump’s tax reform, and allow them, not the government, to choose how best to spend their bonuses,” he continued.
God bless America!
Imagine that, leaders who actually believe American workers deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money — and who believe employers have the right to dole out money to their employees as they see fit, without the government taking a portion for itself.
“CRUMBS” — a bill that simultaneously takes a jab at Nancy Pelosi and helps hardworking Americans — that’s something almost everyone can get behind.
“The CRUMBS Act will let Americans keep more of the money they receive as a result of President Trump’s tax reform, and allow them, not the government, to choose how best to spend their bonuses,” he continued.
God bless America!
Imagine that, leaders who actually believe American workers deserve to keep more of their hard-earned money — and who believe employers have the right to dole out money to their employees as they see fit, without the government taking a portion for itself.
“CRUMBS” — a bill that simultaneously takes a jab at Nancy Pelosi and helps hardworking Americans — that’s something almost everyone can get behind.
Oh, and good luck in the midterms, Democrats. Your “we care about the little guy” charade isn’t fooling anybody.
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"Who could forget when, in the wake of the GOP tax bill, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dubbed the 1,000 bonuses received by Home Depot employees as mere “crumbs”?"
When one looks at the larger picture, they are. Just a little bit to placate the masses while more of the country's wealth accumulates in the hands of a select few. That is how oligarchies survive, by giving the people just enough to keep them content.
That $1000 will be gone inside of a week. And is that little bonus going to make up for the eventual tax hike, or serious contraction of government services down the road as our deficit spending really does become a problem? That debt is going to have to be addressed eventually, and who do you think is going to feel the brunt of it? Those same people working at Home Depot.