Thread by @HarrySteinDC

Congressional Research Service—which is nonpartisan, independent, and highly-respected—just published a report that dismantles claims that the GOP tax law is doing much good for the economy. everycrsreport.com/reports/R45736…

Here are some quotes…

CRS on GOP tax law: “In 2018, gross domestic product grew at 2.9%, about the Congressional Budget Office's projected rate published in 2017 before the tax cut. On the whole, the growth effects tend to show a relatively small (if any) first-year effect on the economy.”

Larry Kudlow says the GOP tax law is already nearly fully paying for itself with growth.

CRS observed a feedback effect of, "5% or less of the growth needed to fully offset the revenue loss from the Act."

So Kudlow is only off by 95%.

CRS on where the money from the GOP tax law went: “While evidence does indicate significant repurchases of shares, either from tax cuts or repatriated revenues, relatively little was directed to paying worker bonuses, which had been announced by some firms.”

CRS: "There is no indication of a surge in wages in 2018 either compared to history or relative to GDP growth."

And the numbers are even worse for the middle-class: "ordinary workers had very little growth in wage rates."

There's lots more in that CRS report, including skepticism about claims that the GOP tax law is doing much to boost capital investment. Full report is here: everycrsreport.com/reports/R45736…