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1. One of the things about politics these days is we forget about stuff way too quickly.
Remember last year when a bunch of companies announced bonuses and said it was all due to the Trump tax cut?
Well, we finally have the data to evaluate those claims popular.info/p/penny-ante
Remember last year when a bunch of companies announced bonuses and said it was all due to the Trump tax cut?
Well, we finally have the data to evaluate those claims popular.info/p/penny-ante
2. As it turns out, bonus compensation increased by ONE PENNY in 2018
In other words, all those flashy bonus announcement were BS. Companies didn’t spend substantially more on bonuses last year than any other year
popular.info/p/penny-ante
In other words, all those flashy bonus announcement were BS. Companies didn’t spend substantially more on bonuses last year than any other year
popular.info/p/penny-ante
3. Of course while each bonus announcement generated headlines, the actual data is virtually ignored
This isn’t an accident. The corporate world knew people wouldn’t bother to check. The announcements were a reward to Trump for cutting their tax rate
popular.info/p/penny-ante
This isn’t an accident. The corporate world knew people wouldn’t bother to check. The announcements were a reward to Trump for cutting their tax rate
popular.info/p/penny-ante
4. Workers didn’t get any extra bonus money but 60 highly profitable corporations paid ZERO taxes last year
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