Sen. Marco Rubio Says There’s ‘No Evidence’ That The GOP’s Tax Cuts Are Helping The Average American Worker

“There is still a lot of thinking on the right that if big corporations are happy, they’re going to take the money they’re saving and reinvest it in American workers,” Rubio stated. “In fact they bought back shares, a few gave out bonuses; there’s no evidence whatsoever that the money’s been massively poured back into the American worker.”

Uhhhhhh. Did Pelosi get a really good Rubio suit and pose as him or something?

In a statement on Monday, Rubio spokeswoman Olivia Perez-Cubas said the new tax law would make the U.S. economy a more attractive place to do business.

“Rubio pushed for a better balance in the tax law between tax cuts for big businesses and families, as he’s done for years,” Perez-Cubas in an email. “As he said when the tax law passed, cutting the corporate tax rate will make America a more competitive place to do business, but he tried to balance that with an even larger child tax credit for working Americans.”

The truth? Companies are rolling out benefits and bonuses to American workers in addition to expanding.

What about Kroger? It’s adding 11,000 new positions and investing “$500 million in associate wages and training and development over the next three years.”

Among the new initiatives, Kroger is introducing a Feed Your Future program to support continuing education for all part-time and full-time associates following six months of employment. As part of the program, Kroger will offer up to $3,500 annually ($21,000 over the course of employment) to support educational advancements like high school equivalency exams, professional certifications and advanced degrees.

What about AT&T giving out a $1,000 bonus to more than 200,000 AT&T U.S. employees?

What about Fifth Third Bancorp raising its minimum wage to $15 and giving a $1,000 bonus to over 13,500 employees?

JUST IN: Fifth Third Bancorp announces plan "to raise its minimum hourly wage for all employees to $15, and distribute a one-time bonus of $1,000 for more than 13,500 employees" following passage of tax bill. https://t.co/iv4i2MTAkO

— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) December 20, 2017

What about Boeing’s announcement about $300 million employee-related and charitable investments?

#Boeing announces $300M employee-related and charitable investment as a result of #TaxReform legislation to support our heroes, our homes and our future. pic.twitter.com/ZNawbAW7AY

— The Boeing Company (@Boeing) December 20, 2017

What about Disney giving 125,000 employees a $1,000 cash bonus in addition to “launching a new education initiative aimed at its hourly workforce in the United States”?

As a result of the recently enacted tax reform, 125,000 Disney employees to receive $1,000 cash bonus and Company launches new $50 million higher education program: https://t.co/79MVup6n3m

— Walt Disney Company (@WaltDisneyCo) January 23, 2018

There are so many more examples.

I don’t know what Rubio’s trying to do, but I’m not on board. These tax cuts were a GOOD thing. Would I like to see more? Well DUH. But this was a starting point, and it is benefiting the average American worker.

Marco Rubio: There's “no evidence whatsoever” that Trump's tax bill has helped American workers

Well, except for the millions of workers that received bonuses and the over 80% of Americans that will pay less in taxes.

Yeah, except for that.

— Only The Truth (@iMeltSn0wflakes) April 30, 2018

Don’t jump on the “crumbs” train, Rubio. It won’t bode well for you.