This is not only mean-spirited, but stupid. It takes money out of the economy and depresses demand -- at a time when the economy needs to be stimulated to increase demand (and the only way to do that is to put more money in the hands of those that need it the most, because they will spend it).
This is not only mean-spirited, but stupid. It takes money out of the economy and depresses demand -- at a time when the economy needs to be stimulated to increase demand (and the only way to do that is to put more money in the hands of those that need it the most, because they will spend it).