CounterRevolutionary wrote:
Lighten up, Glaucon. Read the good news:
SpeakerRyanPressOffice@speaker.gov
"Tax Cuts & Jobs Act:
Christmas is coming early for the American people.
Republicans made a promise to you that, if elected, we would pass historic tax reform, and put America back in the lead again. Today, Congress kept that promise by passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. That means that a typical family of four making $73,000 will get a tax cut of $2,059 next year.
Big things like this cannot happen without an enormous team effort, and I want to thank President Trump and his administration for their help in getting historic tax reform across the finish line.
It's only been a few hours since the v**e, and already, companies are announcing new investments and new raises for their employees.
AT&T is giving 200,000 employees a $1,000 bonus and investing $1 billion more in the U.S. economy.
Boeing is going to make a $300 million investment.
Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bancorp are both hiking minimum wage pay to $15/hour.
Comcast just announced $1,000 bonuses to 100,000 non-executive employees.
This is only the beginning. Tomorrow at 11:30am ET, I will sign the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and send it to the White House. Once the president signs it into law, American taxpayers will finally be able to keep more of their hard-earned money."
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And here's an update:
U.S. Bank of America employees making up to $150,000 per year in total compensation – about 145,000 teammates – will receive a one-time bonus of $1,000 by year-end.
PNC Financial Services will give $1,000 bonus to about 47,500 workers.
New Braunfels-based Rush Enterprises of Texas is giving each of its 6,600 employees a $1,000 bonus – a total of $6.6 million. Chief Financial Officer Steven Keller said: “You’ve got a choice – we could’ve kept it and stuffed it in the company bank account or coffers, or we can share it with the people.”
Associated Bank in Wisconsin boosted its minimum hourly wage to $15 and paying workers a $500 bonus.
Idaho health-care and home-products company Melaleuca Inc. is providing its 2,000 employees $100 bonuses for every year they worked for the company. The company has 147 employees who have worked for the company for 20 years or more.
In Hawaii, Royal Hawaiian Heritage Jewelry plans to open up three more shops – in Honolulu, in Kauai and Maui in addition to its existing three shops.
Washington Federal in Seattle will increase wages for most of its workers by 5 percent and is adding 25 people to its information-technology staff.
Aquesta Financial Holdings in Cornelius, N.C., will raise hourly pay to $15 and will be giving $1,000 bonuses to all of it workers.
Canary LLC announced it will hire new employees and purchase more equipment.
First Hawaiian Bank said it will give out $1,500 cash bonuses to 2,264 employees, or all but 11 members of its senior management team. The state’s largest bank also will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour from $12.75 an hour for 613 employees.
Bank of Hawaii, the state’s second-largest bank, said it will give out $1,000 cash bonuses to 2,074 employees, or 95 percent of its workforce. The bonuses affect all employees below the senior vice president level. The bank also will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour from $12 an hour.
American Savings Bank, the third-largest bank in Hawaii, said it will award $1,000 bonuses to nearly all of its employees. In addition, the bank said it was increasing its starting wage to $15.25 an hour from $12.21 an hour.
AT&T expanding its bonus program to an additional 200,000 staffers getting $1,000 apiece.
Boeing gift of $300 million in investment in its employee-related charitable program “to support our heroes, our homes and our future.”
Wells Fargo raises minimum wage to $15.
Fifth Third raises minimum wage to $15 and offering bonuses of $1,000 to 13,000 employees.
Comcast NBC Universal anted up $1,000 bonuses to more than 100,000 non-executive employees.