Trump Gets Dems to Make ‘Earthshaking, Gobsmaking Concession’
I & I Editorial Board
August 29, 2025
Our contributor Bob Maistros noticed something yesterday that is worth repeating again and again.
In the debate over tariffs, Maistros observed, Trump has gotten Democrats to make “an earthshaking, gobsmacking concession to common sense that cries out to be capitalized on.”
To wit: that corporate taxes aren’t paid by corporations – they are ultimately passed down to employees and customers in the form of lower wages and higher prices.
No matter what you think about Trump’s tariffs, winning this concession from Democrats must be celebrated.
Let’s back up a minute and provide some context.
How many times have you heard Democrats talk about “corporate tax giveaways”? You know, things such as:
“Trump Plans a Supersized Tax Giveaway for Corporations”
“Trump and MAGA Republicans Want to Give Big Corporations Another Tax Handout”
“The Republican Tax Plan Is STILL a Giveaway to Corporations”
For decades, Democrats have insisted that if you raise taxes on companies, they will just pay them out of some hidden pot of money, and a Pew study finds that 85% of Democrats say corporate taxes should be increased.
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