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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: 240B on May 24, 2018, 01:22:43 pm

Title: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: 240B on May 24, 2018, 01:22:43 pm

The Daily Caller
SCOTT MOREFIELD
11:00 PM 05/23/2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fielded a question during a CNN town hall Wednesday from a business owner who clearly took issue with her characterization of the Republican tax cuts as “crumbs.”

“We are a small business with seven full time employees that provide the fertilizer and seed products to our farm customers,” said the business owner named John. “When the tax and jobs bill was passed, I gave my employees $1,000 bonus, plus a 5 percent pay increase that they appreciated very much. Add to that the reduced withholding from their pay collection and it turned into a noticeable increase in income. This certainly was not crumbs to them. My question is, what can you add to this legislation that would also contribute to the growth of jobs and wages in our country?”

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http://dailycaller.com/2018/05/23/business-owner-pelosi-crumbs/

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: txradioguy on May 24, 2018, 01:30:47 pm

And then Nancy lied and said he was one of a "handful" of companies that gave bonuses.

Yeah no.  There have been a little over 500 companies that have given raises or bonuses because of the tax cuts.

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: Suppressed on May 24, 2018, 02:04:31 pm

Quote from: txradioguy on May 24, 2018, 01:30:47 pm

And then Nancy lied and said he was one of a "handful" of companies that gave bonuses.

Yeah no.  There have been a little over 500 companies that have given raises or bonuses because of the tax cuts.

Out of 30 million businesses in the US?

Are you actually arguing that 0.00000017% isn't "a handful"?

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: txradioguy on May 24, 2018, 02:23:10 pm

Quote from: Suppressed on May 24, 2018, 02:04:31 pm

Out of 30 million businesses in the US?

Are you actually arguing that 0.00000017% isn't "a handful"?

It's certainly not crumbs as Nancy was insinuating Especially when some of those are Fortune 500 companies.

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: Oceander on May 24, 2018, 02:30:32 pm

Question for this business owner: how are you going to pay for the tax hikes down the road that will be necessary to pay for the trillion dollar Trump deficits?

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: Suppressed on May 24, 2018, 02:53:13 pm

Quote from: Oceander on May 24, 2018, 02:30:32 pm

Question for this business owner: how are you going to pay for the tax hikes down the road that will be necessary to pay for the trillion dollar Trump deficits?

(https://i.imgur.com/CAr0n0O.jpg)

Title: Re: Business Owner Tells Nancy Pelosi His Employees’ Bonus And Pay Increases Were Not ‘Crumbs’
Post by: Oceander on May 24, 2018, 02:54:08 pm

Quote from: Suppressed on May 24, 2018, 02:53:13 pm

(https://i.imgur.com/CAr0n0O.jpg)

Basically.