#TrumpTaxCuts Overview: The Trump Tax Cuts refer to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed into law in December 2017.
Corporate Tax: Cut the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, aiming to boost business investment and job creation.
Individual Impact: Lowered income tax rates across brackets, doubled the standard deduction, and increased the child tax credit.
Small Businesses: Introduced a 20% deduction for qualified business income for pass-through entities like LLCs and sole proprietorships.
Economic Goals: Promoted as a way to stimulate economic growth, increase wages, and reduce unemployment.
Deficits and Debt: Critics argue the cuts heavily increased the federal deficit, adding about $1.9 trillion to the national debt over a decade.
Temporary Measures: Most individual tax cuts are set to expire after 2025, while corporate cuts are permanent.
Public Opinion: Remains divisive, with strong support from conservatives and skepticism from many economists and Democrats.
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