October 2, 2017
101
Main Street #380
Huntington
Beach, CA 92648
Dear
Congressman,
Re: Insulting?
Isn’t this a bit insulting? Gary Cohn, director
of the National Economic Council, explained the other day that the typical
American family making $100,000 per year would probably get a $1,000 tax cut
next year, if the Trump tax “reform” plan is approved. He claimed that this
would stimulate the economy as people would use the incredible windfall for
things like kitchen renovations and buying new cars.
First: I very much doubt that the “typical
American family” makes $100,000 a year. Most of them would be incredulous to
hear they bring home this much. Next: by comparison, the “un-typical” American
family—those bringing home $500,000 or more—could expect a disproportionately much
huger tax cut. So Cohn expects this “typical” family to rejoice in their good
fortune? This belongs in the classic “let them eat cake” category of
condescension. And further: has Cohn ever renovated a kitchen or purchased a
new car? For a $1,000, I suppose, you might be able to buy a faucet set, or get
a just about working vintage junker?
There’s an attitude here, would you not agree,
Congressman? The billionnaireTrump cabinet and other senior appointments speak
from a place of great wealth, and with great condescension toward the
hoi-polloi. Take, for instance, Betsy de Vos, speaking the other day at Harvard
about the great promise of privatized education. She had the gall to cite the
happy faces of the fortunate few non-billionaires who had won their place in
private schools by lottery!
And then last week we learned about some of the
extravagant perks expected by these people, as though it were their right, by
privilege, to fly on private jets. As for the Trump family… well, don’t get me
started.
Respectfully,
Peter Clothier, Ph.D.
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