The 2020 Democratic candidates would have you believe middle class Americans are in the gutter.
In the second Democratic primary debate Bernie Sanders, along with several others, slammed Congress’s 2017 tax cut as a bailout for wealthy Americans at the expense of small businesses and average taxpayers.
“This economy isn’t working for everyone,” Sanders said, echoing Elizabeth Warren’s remarks from last night’s debate.
The vast majority of middle class Americans would beg to differ. Preliminary data based on tax filings proved that a large majority of Americans owed less in taxes this year than they did before President Trump signed the GOP-sponsored tax cut, even if they didn’t feel it. Unemployment continues to decrease and small businesses are thriving. But to admit the economy is surging is to surrender to Trump, according to Democrats. They would rather appear out of touch with the electorate than sacrifice a talking point to Trump.
Of course, Trump isn’t directly responsible for the economic boom, just as no president is liable for the cyclical ups-and-downs our economy inevitably takes. But this doesn’t matter to the 2020 hopefuls, who are so eager for votes that they’re willing to push an intentionally misleading narrative.
If this continues, Democrats will lose the moderate, middle-class voters who vote primarily on economic issues. After all, they know better than Bernie Sanders what job loss and crippling taxes look like.
