The article critiques the misleading narratives surrounding Republican politicians' tax policies, particularly regarding President Trump's ambiguous stance on raising taxes on the wealthy. It compares Trump's statements to prior Republican promises, highlighting a pattern in which conservative leaders claim to target tax increases on high earners while ultimately maintaining tax cuts for the wealthy. The implications of these promises reflect a broader acceptance of authoritarianism among traditional Republican elites as they align more with their economic interests than principled governance.
When I was 5 or 6 years old, I pulled an extremely mean trick on my little brother. I told him that if he cleaned my room, I "might give him a dollar." Once he had performed the chore, I told him I'd decided against paying him.
Trump might put Joe Biden's face on Mount Rushmore. That's about as likely to happen as him signing into law a hike in the top income-tax rate.
Republican politicians promise to raise taxes on the rich routinely. Trump, in fact, said many times during the 2016 campaign that he would raise taxes on people like himself.
In 2012, Mitt Romney claimed, "I will not reduce the taxes paid by high-income Americans." George W. Bush campaigned for his tax cuts in 2001 by citing a single mother earning $22,000 a year as his prototypical beneficiary.
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