Sarah Huckabee Sanders Tries To Take A Tax Twitter Poll And Anger Ensues

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders asked Twitter Sunday night what they would do with the possible additional $4,000 that the average American would get with President Donald Trump’s tax plan.

“What would your family do w/ a $4,000 raise from the President’s tax cut plan? REPLY & I’ll share your family’s story in the press briefing” said Sanders on Twitter.

A lot of people were not thrilled.

The $4,000 number that Sanders touted comes from a white paper that Trump’s own economic team released last week.

“I would expect to see an immediate jump in wage growth,” said Kevin Hassett, head of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers last week.

Trump’s plan seeks to bring down the corporate tax rate, which Hassett said will increase people’s income between $4,000 and $9,000. Critics, however, say it is doubtful that companies will pass this tax break on to employees in the form of wage group.

“It's irresponsible to over hype the claims,” said Len Burman, co-founder of the Tax Policy Center, a think tank, to the Washington Post. “There’s just not any evidence that there's a huge effect on wages or economic growth.”

Trump’s plan seeks to bring the corporate tax down from 35 percent to 20 percent. The $4,000 figure, Trump claims, is a boon for the middle class.

A study from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, tells a different story.

According to their study, Trump’s tax plan which includes a reduction in the number of tax brackets could see taxes go up for 30 percent of households making between $50,000 and $150,000. The study reported that 80 percent of tax relief in the newest plan would accrue for the top 1 percent.

Republicans have not fully fleshed out their tax plan, focusing first on passing a budget bill. The estimates come from early framework of what the Trump administration would like to see: large corporate taxes cut, and more modest cuts to individuals. Despite the hazy plan, it didn’t stop Sanders from asking people to use their imagination.