During his weekly press briefing yesterday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had “some good news” to report.
Hoyer noted that federal revenues (taxpayer dollars the federal government takes out of your paycheck) have stopped declining, which is a sign that the American people are “making money.” Taken at face value, that is good news.
But the part about Americans making more money – in and of itself – is not what the Majority Leader was excited about. Rather, Hoyer’s exuberance was focused on the prospect of Americans paying more taxes as a result.
Specifically, as reported by CNSNews.com, the Majority Leader stated:
We also had some good news for the first time in approximately two years. The projection of revenues has stabilized, not decreased. That is a very good sign because it is a sign that people are in fact making money and will be in a position, because they’re making money, to pay a portion of that in revenues to the federal government.”
In a way, this small glimpse into Hoyer’s mindset explains a lot. And the current Administration and Congress wonder why the people are screaming mad.