Donald Trump spoke this afternoon about his tax plan. Mic senior politics writer Emily Singer was, shall we say, less than impressed:
Saving $1,000 a year on taxes is nothing. Less than $100 a month.
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) September 27, 2017
Got that, America? Nothing. Nothing, you guys!
The math checks out but the elitism is off the charts here. https://t.co/W21qgziLfE
— Mike (@ThePantau) September 27, 2017
Seriously. Does she listen to herself?
You’re an idiot. https://t.co/BKz57wRG6t
— Meech (@michi83) September 27, 2017
How out of touch with reality do you have to be to think this is remotely an intelligent observation? https://t.co/WjqnqXZfpx
— William J. Upton (@wupton) September 27, 2017
Holy shit could you be any more out of touch with people who [email protected] a living? ???
— StickMan (@Stick_Man_Says) September 27, 2017
That’s one of the most out of touch things I have ever heard. How entitled
— the fourth (@nabby60) September 27, 2017
Out of touch ⬇️ https://t.co/m8AfHs8PgS
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) September 27, 2017
Out of touch with flyover country much? https://t.co/cIoVwghQ0g
— ryuge (@0ryuge) September 27, 2017
Pretty damn out of touch.
I think we know why Mic felt the need to "pivot to video." https://t.co/Z53z1yC0Zv
— Sean Hackbarth (@seanhackbarth) September 27, 2017
? "I want to live like common people…" ? https://t.co/LmbHxT2WUv
— jon gabriel (@exjon) September 27, 2017
*AHEM* Your privilege is showing.
— scanartist (@scanartist) September 27, 2017
Last time we checked, $1000 wasn’t nothing.
It’s actually $1,000 more than nothing.
— Emphatic Nebulae (@emphaticnebulae) September 27, 2017
Yeah, what family in this country needs an extra $1,000 a year. https://t.co/ludjAt2qJN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 27, 2017
$83/mo would not make an impact on my life. I’m not so myopic I don’t understand for many people it would. https://t.co/bdj7gH0ITz
— Michael (@torriangray) September 27, 2017
A family struggling living pay check to pay check would appreciate it. https://t.co/tqBEEuW4tv
— LaurieAnn (@mooshakins) September 27, 2017
1000 bucks would put new tires on the farm pickup.
— Jenny Brdar (@JennyLynnBrdar) September 27, 2017
$100 a month would pay for my daughters orthodontist or dance classes or buy her a pair of good boots. It’s a lot of money to a lot of ppl. https://t.co/5LdA6I7P1U
— Heather (@hboulware) September 27, 2017
$100 a month is a weeks worth of groceries, 2.5 tanks of gas, my water bill, almost half my electric bill, 2 nights out at a decent restaurant, $100 in my savings account or my daughters college fund, a plane ticket for weekend getaway. It's not nothing. https://t.co/5LdA6I7P1U
— Heather (@hboulware) September 27, 2017
Excuse me? That extra $100 can go to my family’s health insurance
— Ashley (@amac_2015) September 27, 2017
1/3 of car pmt, 1/4 of mortgage, 1/2 of food bill, 2mos electric, 100% of gas, 1/2 of wood heat. Meet other people not EXACTLY like you.
— paul dobbie (@pauldobbie2) September 27, 2017
$83 is about 3 months of natural gas bills for me.
One monthly HOA payment.
2 fillups for the #NeverTrump Volvo.
It's something.
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) September 27, 2017
I was spending almost $200 a month on formula alone for my boys when they were babies.
— Kaitain (@Kaitain_FL) September 27, 2017
Yeah who needs a new computer or an internet plan or food or shoes. https://t.co/4IYWWdzk1Y
— H (@Tark31) September 27, 2017
These people are so elitist that now $1000 is "nothing".
How fucking dare they.
$1000 is A LOT of money to a lot of people.
— Kevin G. (@BasedKielbasa) September 27, 2017
Yes it is.
These are the same people who say $9/month for birth control will bankrupt them. https://t.co/gpMpYoVNky
— Smatt (@mdrache) September 27, 2017
If I said "we're not raising your health care costs by much, just $100 per month" you'd be cool? Birth control just $100 per month? Cool? https://t.co/RGjLgjvQaG
— Mat (@sunnyright) September 27, 2017
We’ve got a feeling Emily would have a big problem with that.
They made an entire South Park episode for people this smug. https://t.co/jbOmEIUwcR
— Carlton Hinds (@methuselaschild) September 27, 2017
What can you even buy with that? A few bananas? https://t.co/bzpKjjAOmK
— Frank J. Fleming (@IMAO_) September 27, 2017
Shorter : LET THEM EAT CAKE https://t.co/tqBEEuW4tv
— LaurieAnn (@mooshakins) September 27, 2017
Savings $1000 a year on taxes would actually mean quite a bit to a lot of people that are clearly beneath your station. https://t.co/RwdrgaAXCM
— Ben (@BenHowe) September 27, 2017
Emily enjoys lighting cigars with $100 bills, peasants.
Don’t @ her. https://t.co/7GSmzpS0Ts— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) September 27, 2017
If only all of us could afford to be as smugly dismissive as Emily.
She has never lived paycheck to paycheck apparently. https://t.co/Ns4VyAkDpC
— Mostradamus (@molratty) September 27, 2017
Uhhhh, I'll take your $1000 then. It's nothing, right? https://t.co/9QlvdSN0oM
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) September 27, 2017
Emily, I can give you my Venmo name so you can send me $100 per month.
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) September 27, 2017
In that case, you won't mind writing me a $1,000 check every April 15th.
— Bob (@shutiggyup) September 27, 2017
Sheeeeeeet… gimme your thousand then https://t.co/ziJS64HqXY
— ConservativeBlackMan (@Thomasismyuncle) September 27, 2017
I'd certainly like an extra $100 per month. That can have a significant impact on working class budgets.
— Ryan Pickett (@RyPickett) September 27, 2017
I'll be looking for the checks… You could just send me a grand on the year… Up to you, would save on postage, but what do you care?
— Tom G Stark (@TomStark913) September 27, 2017
OK then. I'll expect yours wire transferred to my account monthly. https://t.co/UWcXb4koTv
— Tom (@BoreGuru) September 27, 2017
Same.
“$100 a month is nothing” is how Trump won.
— ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@ThatElJefe) September 27, 2017
Dumbest tweet of the day award goes to you! ? congrats!
— Kimmy Kelly (@yeahkimmy) September 27, 2017
We don't like aristocrats, dearie. Run along, now. https://t.co/Q5gx4oZX8P
— Randy Clemens™ (@bostonrandy) September 27, 2017
On the other hand, we suppose it’s technically possible that this is the case:
Well said!
Friends, we must rally behind @CahnEmily in her crusade for Even Greater Tax Savings!! https://t.co/zoKxildZod
— Justin Walton (@JustinRWalton) September 27, 2017
Nah. She’s just a smug elitist.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
