As President Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday night, highlighting America's roaring manufacturing comeback, hypocritical lawmakers will cheer for economic strength while simultaneously attacking the tax policies that make it all possible.
The dirty little secret? Those so-called "tax loopholes" that Democrats love to demonize are actually the backbone of American manufacturing and job creation.
What the swamp creatures in Washington call "loopholes" are really targeted incentives that help ordinary Americans keep their jobs and build wealth. These policies encourage companies to invest in new equipment, expand operations, and – most importantly – keep manufacturing jobs RIGHT HERE in America instead of shipping them overseas.
The Real Story Behind 'Loopholes'
Take depreciation allowances, for example. When a factory owner buys new machinery, current tax policy allows them to write off that investment over time. Democrats scream "corporate welfare!" but here's what really happens: that factory owner uses those savings to buy MORE equipment, hire MORE workers, and compete with Chinese manufacturers who pay their workers pennies on the dollar.
Without these incentives, American companies would face a simple choice: move operations to countries with cheaper labor and friendlier tax codes, or go out of business entirely. Is that what Democrats really want?
"These aren't loopholes – they're lifelines for American workers and the communities that depend on manufacturing jobs," one industry analyst noted.
President Trump understands this reality. His first-term tax reforms, including accelerated depreciation and the Section 199A deduction for domestic manufacturers, brought production back to American soil and created millions of jobs.
The Democrat Double Standard
Tonight, these same politicians will stand and applaud when Trump talks about American innovation and competitiveness. But tomorrow, they'll go right back to attacking the tax policies that make it all possible.
Patriots need to ask themselves: Do we want virtue-signaling politicians who talk a good game, or do we want policies that actually work? Because you can't have both American manufacturing AND the punitive tax policies that Democrats are pushing.