Heard on the Hill
Brady Comments on “The State of Our Economy”
Kevin Brady (R-TX), top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, today cited the strength of the U.S. economy in the wake of the December 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act legislative package, pointing to “…over $100 billion more from individual taxes and payroll taxes because people are going back to work and their paychecks are higher.” Given the continued decline in the worker-to-beneficiary ratio experienced in recent years, this trend would tend to bode well for at east some degree in improvement in the looming Social Security solvency dilemma. Read a committee synopsis of Brady’s remarks from FOX Business’ “Countdown to the Closing Bell” and watch the video here…
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