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Slimeball Gary Cohn Dodges Question Of Middle Class Taxes Rising Under Horrible Tax Plan

4,003 views · Published 29 September 2017 · 5:01 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder · 2017 · News & Politics

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In this Majority Report clip, we take a look at Chief White House Economist Gary Cohn's explanation of what will happen to the tax-rate of middle class Americans if Donald Trump totally cool tax plan goes into effect. Not surprisingly, Cohn slimes his way out of fully answering the question.

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---Chief White House economic adviser Gary Cohn on Thursday said he "can't guarantee" taxes won't go up for some middle-class families, even though he said the White House's new tax proposal is "purely aimed at middle-class families." 

"I can't guarantee anything. You can always find a unique family somewhere," Cohn told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview that aired on "Good Morning America," noting a family of four earning $55,000 could expect to see a tax decrease between $650 and $1,000, but acknowledging there are always exceptions to any rule. 

Cohn later dodged a pointed question from Stephanopoulos as to whether he could guarantee President Trump wouldn't see a tax cut under the plan, instead saying the plan is aimed to benefit the country as a whole. Mr. Trump has declined to release his tax returns, so it's difficult to judge how the plan would affect him exactly, but he is likely to benefit from the proposed elimination of the Alternative Minimum Tax and eventually, his family is likely to benefit from the proposed elimination of the estate tax. The White House has emphasized the president's tax plan was designed with the middle class in mind, something Mr. Trump touted during his Wednesday speech in Indiana about the plan. 

"Our framework includes our explicit commitment that tax reform will protect low-income and middle-income households, not the wealthy and well-connected," Mr. Trump said during his Wednesday speech in Indiana, rolling out the plan. "They can call me all they want. It's not going to help."---

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