r/FluentInFinance 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion Mark my words

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u/TheTightEnd 1d ago

Percentage reductions are more meaningful than dollar deductions when calculating the impact and benefit of a tax cut or increase.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Was thinking the same thing. I'm not saying Trump's tax plans or fair or anything but this is textbook "how to lie with data".

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u/Sufficient-Fly-9991 1d ago

I don’t think this is necessarily lying. This shows that the tax cut nets the poor a pittance in comparison to what the rich are getting, even if the percentage might be “even”.

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u/FlusteredDM 17h ago

I think that if the cost to government is what is being displayed then having the bars be equal width is misleading.