Trump's Campaign Promises: It Like De Ja Vu All Over Again

This is a reprint of a blog post I wrote September 9, 2012 -- two months before the last presidential election between Mitt Romney and President Obama. Between 2012 and 2016, the Republican Party gained a majority in both houses by gerrymandering districts in key states, suppressing the minority vote, and suppressing citizen participation is passing new laws/policies. The suburbs were and still is the fastest growing areas of poverty. The highest rate of suicide were committed by white men over the age of 40. And the majority of Americans living in poverty are Americans with job that pays less than the minimum wage. Donald Trump is making some of the same promises that both candidates made during the last election. I am praying to God that he keeps them, but I am very doubtful. 

                   The High Cost of Forgetfulness

How short are our memories? How short

are our powers to recall – The Promises?

The Promise of employment repeated again

and again, “Cut taxes and it will create

jobs!” They told us – again and again and

again the told us, “Cut taxes and it will create

jobs!” They promised.

So we cut taxes. Remember? We cut and cut and cut taxes. Remember?

Remember the $750 billion tax cut Congress approved in 1981 for the purpose of creating jobs? Remember these tax cuts were “going to create jobs?”

Remember the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which lowered the top tax rate from 50% to 25? Remember these tax cuts were “going to create jobs?”

Remember the Revenue Reconciliation Acts of ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90 and 93? Remember these tax cuts were going to create jobs?

Remember the series of tax cuts President George Bush signed into law. Remember his Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001? Remember when he created a tax rate of 10% for the richest Americans? Remember these tax cuts were going to create

jobs?

Remember George W. Bush other tax cuts, like his

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and his Reconciliation Act of 2003? Remember how he extended these tax cuts in the bills he signed into law in 2005 and

2006, which extended his favorable rates through 2010? Remember these tax cuts were going to create jobs? Remember?    

Remember when the United States was held hostage by the Tea Party and forced to cut taxes

two years ago. Remember their promise: “Cut taxes and it will create jobs.”

Remember one year ago when the republican majority in the House of Representatives refused to raise the debt ceiling unless President Obama and the United States Senate agreed to massive tax cuts? Remember their argument for the tax cuts: “Cut taxes and it will create jobs!” they told us. “Cut taxes and it will create jobs!” they argued.

Remember “The Promise?” Remember

this promise: “Cut taxes and it will create

jobs!” Remember it was also stated again and

again and again and again by republican governors?

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

Remember Scott Walker said it in Wisconsin?

Remember John Kasich said it in Ohio?

Remember Mary Fallin said it in Oklahoma?

Remember Tom Corbett said it in Pennsylvania?

Remember Nikki Haley said it in South Carolina?

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

Remember Christ Christie in New Jersey,

Remember Robert Bentley in Alabama,

Remember Nathan Deal in Georgia,

And Jan Brewer in Arizona. Remember

all of them promised it:

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

Rick Scott in Florida, Mitch Daniels in Indiana,

Terry Branstad in Iowa, Sam Brownback in Kansas, Rick Perry in Texas, and Bobby Jindal in Louisiana. All of them promised it:

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

“Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

Now corporate profits are at an all time high.

The richest Americans are sitting on boat-loads of cash.

And these republicans who received 36 years of tax cuts. These republicans who told us “Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

              

− blame President Obama for the lack of jobs created.

 Donald Trump and his republicans in office, once again tell us, “Cut taxes and it will create jobs!”

I wonder: Will we remember this time?

12/12/ 2016 Answer: I doubt it!!

by

James A. Porter