White House ‘Zero’ Hour - WSJ Opinion

We didn’t know that when you pay for something that makes it free.

Hey Alison, if you’re reading this, I’m ready for a truck. And don’t worry, “it’s going to cost nothing!”

In the real world, Congress’s Joint Committee on Taxation says the bill raises $2.1 trillion over 10 years. Somebody must be paying more. Among the tax hikes are a 5.5 percentage point increase in the corporate income tax rate that will be paid by workers in lower wages, consumers in higher prices and investors in lower returns. Though they’ll be pleased to know this all adds up to “zero dollars.”