Trump’s tax law cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.
What did corporations do with the money saved?
They didn’t invest it or raise wages.
They spent a record $1 trillion on stock buybacks the year after the law went into effect.
Nothing trickled down to workers.
Robert Reich /
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