Washington DC — By slashing corporate tax rates, the Trump administration said Monday, the average U.S. household will get an estimated $4,000 more a year.
This stunning 5 percent increase is likely to be met with skepticism from tax experts and Democratic lawmakers.
Spread across every U.S. household, the White House analysis claims it would generate “conservatively” an income jump totaling $504 billion, or about $200 billion more than the revenues currently generated by the corporate income tax.
Trump has pitched his tax plan as supporting the middle class even though the details point to major companies and the wealthy as the biggest winners.
With this new report, the White House is making a populist argument for its proposal to cut the 35 percent corporate tax rate to 20 percent.
Polls suggest that voters generally frown upon the idea of cutting taxes for businesses — essentially rewarding these firms for avoiding taxes by exploiting loopholes and keeping profits overseas.