Everything is relative …

For most Americans, this week’s ‘Goody I Found’ might not be ‘so good’.

The New York Times visualises the percentage change of Trump’s ‘Beautiful Big Bill’ on income by annual income household groups.

Turns out: The bill proposed by the Trump administration 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳. They have the largest annual percentage losses.
 “By inverting those precedents, congressional Republicans have created a bill unlike anything Washington has produced since deficit fears began to loom large in the 1990s.“.”

The unequal treatment of income groups is made even clearer by Trump’s ‘Beautiful Big Bill’ when absolute values are added to the percentage representation.

That’s why I think, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 – 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀.
For me, this is one of the most essential IBCS guideline.

It leaves me speechless: the bon mot that is attributed to Bertold Brecht, but was actually written on a ballot paper of the Zurich Tax Commission in 1874, applies – unfortunately – once again:
„Nur die dümmsten Kälber wählen Ihre Schlächter selber.“
“Only the dumbest calves choose their own butchers.”
– I know, not as good as the German phrase. 😓

Have a nice weekend,

Lars

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