[Magdalen] Trumpcare question...

[ME Michaud]

My understanding is that the benefit to the wealthy is indirect.

People making over (200?) K currently pay a higher dividend to fund
Medicare/Medicaid.
Under this new plan, that higher dividend is canceled.
Voila! Tax cut.

But I could be wrong.
-M


On Friday, June 23, 2017, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can someone smarter than I answer this question:
>
> Why is it a given that the money that will supposedly be saved by this
> plan will automatically go to tax cuts for the wealthy?
> Can't the money saved go for things like education or cancer research,
> or...? Maybe even tax cuts for the middle class?
> I don't understand how the people proposing this can even face themselves
> in the mirror.