Washington, D.C. – Once again, Trump is desperately trying to distract from the harm his GOP Tax Scam will have on everyday Americans: costs will go up and millions will lose health care, while billionaires get bigger tax breaks. It’s a cruel, harmful agenda that will hurt working-class families across the country, which is why he’s trying to hide the truth with empty stunts. But, the facts don’t lie:
Trump’s Billionaire Tax Scam Raises Costs on Everyday Americans to Give Handouts to the Ultra-Wealthy:
- Kicks at least 16 million people off their health insurance because of cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). (CBO)
- Increases costs for nearly 80 million poor and middle-class households. (Wharton)
- Raises grocery costs and cuts food assistance for at least 3 million Americans. (CBO)
- Increases costs by $4,000 a year for the average household from Trump’s reckless, across-the-board tariffs. (YBL)
- Gives more than half of the benefit to the top 5%, while the bottom 40% pay more. (Wharton)
- Gives more than $400,000 in annual tax breaks, on average, to households making more than $5 million per year. (TPC)
The Truth About Republicans Betrayal of Working Families is Breaking Through:
Examples of recent national coverage:
- New York Times: Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades
- Reuters: Trump tax bill poses limited benefits, higher costs for lower-income Americans
- NPR: The GOP’s massive bill would benefit the rich the most — while hitting the poor
Examples of recent local coverage:
- Detroit News: Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts in ‘beautiful bill’
- KETV, ABC7 Omaha: ‘Struggling to stay afloat’: A new study shows 30,000 Nebraskans will go uninsured if Medicaid cuts pass
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: ‘Public health emergency:’ Medicaid cuts would cripple Pittsburgh medical clinics, officials say
- Alabama Daily News: Alabama hospital leaders raise alarm over Medicaid cuts in Trump’s budget bill
- Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa officials warn more rural hospitals may close under proposed Medicaid cuts
- Kentucky Public Radio: Proposed Medicaid cuts could devastate Appalachian Kentucky, health care providers say
The Bill is Deeply Unpopular Because People Aren’t Falling for the GOP Spin:
- Multiple recent national polls have shown that Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam is underwater with the American public. (Quinnipiac, Pew Research Center, Washington Post-Ipsos)
- Republicans’ Billionaire Tax Scam is already far more unpopular than their 2017 tax bill was, and it’s only getting more unpopular as people learn more about the bill. (CNN)
- The majority of voters say this bill would not personally benefit them, even when reminded that it includes an increase to the Child Tax Credit and would eliminate taxes on tips and overtime. (Data for Progress)
- Even Trump’s own pollster found that a majority of people who voted for Donald Trump oppose cutting Medicaid funding. (Politico)
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