DS In fact, they supported the tax giveaway as making the economy more robust, because of all the ... trickle down ... and all of the ... job creation.In fact, 85% of the tax breaks that went to companies were used to buy back stock.  Those buybacks did zilch for creating jobs, and just bumped the stock price (and lined the pockets of some of the fat cats who sold stock, and/or exercised stock options).Look it up.Link: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/annemarieknott/2019/02/21/why-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-tcja-led-to-buybacks-rather-than-investment/?sh=13a024c737fb" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/annemarieknott/2019/02/21/why-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-tcja-led-to-buybacks-rather-than-investment/?sh=13a024c737fb</a>Quote:For the first three quarters of 2018, buybacks were $583.4 billion (up up 52.6% from 2017).  In contrast, aggregate capital investment increased 8.8% over 2017, while R&D investment growth at US public companies increased 12.5% over 2017 growth.End quote

DS In fact, they supported the tax giveaway as making the economy more robust, because of all the ... trickle down ... and all of the ... job creation.In fact, 85% of the tax breaks that went to companies were used to buy back stock.  Those buybacks did zilch for creating jobs, and just bumped the stock price (and lined the pockets of some of the fat cats who sold stock, and/or exercised stock options).Look it up.Link: <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/annemarieknott/2019/02/21/why-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-tcja-led-to-buybacks-rather-than-investment/?sh=13a024c737fb" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/annemarieknott/2019/02/21/why-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-tcja-led-to-buybacks-rather-than-investment/?sh=13a024c737fb</a>Quote:For the first three quarters of 2018, buybacks were $583.4 billion (up up 52.6% from 2017).  In contrast, aggregate capital investment increased 8.8% over 2017, while R&D investment growth at US public companies increased 12.5% over 2017 growth.End quote

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