Yep, That is what Wisconsin congressman and House Speaker lyin ryan posted in a tweet noting that “A secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she was pleasantly surprised her pay went up $1.50 a week … she said [that] will more than cover her Costco membership for the year.” Then he realized his tweet was a bonehead error and he quickly removed the tweet. It was a gaffe, as famously defined by commentator Michael Kinsley: “A gaffe is when a politician inadvertently tells the t***h.”

The middle class and working Americans did NOT need a tax cut, they need an increase in their pay. Which is not happening to any significant degree with trumpy's and the repulsives' tax cut for the wealthy and big corporations.

We made a lot of progress from 2008 to 2016 just to see it go down the drain. Way too many people think that is great. . The rich got an unneeded tax break when the middle class worker is who should have gotten the break. Hell the rich are going to get an even bigger break. It is all being paid for with borrowed money and the national debt is growing. People want action but they keep falling for a line of BS from politicians who are not sincere but have a plan to get rich from their position in public office.. Unethical and illegal but still done all the way to the top. We have scandals and investigations and we are supposed to discredit all investigators who speak the t***h. H**e is winning. patriotism is being narrowed and redefined. All the while we are headed to financial ruin. Our closest allies don't trust us and they are retaliating. How in Hell is all this going to Make America Great again? Costs are going up and job losses are ignored. The president wants us to boycott Harley Davidson. . We may all wish America would be normal again. I already do.

I am worried that I will lose financially like I did in 2007. Things were red hot then wham housing died..I buy a lot of metal roofing products and I am paying 15% more for the same materials than I did just one year ago. Asphalt roofing products are more now and lumber is going up. Trade war and tariiffs are making these commodities increase in price and the prices will never go down.This is causing me to raise prices and lose some bids. I am currently too busy but I was at the time of the crash. I feel it coming and I trust my gut. I don't know when the bottom is going to fall out and I hope it doesn't but if national debt keeps rising and interest rates go up we have a situation. Gas prices seem stable but if we see a big jump like in 2008 watch out. I paid $4.75 a gallon in the last months of the Bush presidency. My best investment was locking gas caps. I am not affected by Muslims Q***rs or Mexicans. There are not many in my county. Isreal is our only friend in the middle east I will agree. .If we leave Nato and end our military presence in Europe someone is going to start building an empire. Not something I want to see. That's about it for now. thanks for replying and your comments are not any thing I will argue with.

Then why have wages not increased enough to amount to anything. The economy for the middle and woring class is still running on credit just to maintain their status quo and keep their heads above water. Why do you think 60% of US households could not come up with $500.00 in an emergency? Oh, yeh, you and those of your ilk think it's because they are lazy.

Try looking at those that are struggling economically everyday, instead of revering those that were born with silver spoons in their asses. the economy got waaay better for them with trumpy's and the repulsives' tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations. Profits are up but workers wages ARE NOT!