So when a number of companies loudly trumpet raises and capital investment they "plan" and credit the tax cuts, you know something fishy is going on , as companies don't invest unless they have to. The tax cut — or slash and burn, which is more accurate — clearly favors the wealthy at everyone else's expense. Top Republicans have claimed the cuts were aimed to help the middle class when they obvious weren't. GOP politicians and corporations are gearing up to continue the snow job until they're safely reelected . As Trump himself said, lower taxes on businesses is the real reason of the plan.

Source: Forbes December 21, 2017 17:37 UTC