Paul Ryan brags about woman's tiny raise under GOP tax plan
Paul Ryan
House Speaker  Paul Ryan  was ridiculed on social media Saturday after  he  tweeted  then deleted a post citing a womanâs tiny raise as an accomplishment of the GOP tax cut.
 Ryan  was responding to an Associated Press story about the controversial tax overhaulâs effect on Americansâ paychecks.
 He  highlighted Julia Ketchum  a secretary earning an additional $1.50 a week under the new withholding guidelines from the IRS following the passage of the bill.
 Ryan  was responding to an Associated Press story about the controversial tax overhaulâs effect on Americansâ paychecks. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
 Ryanâs  Democratic opponent  Randy Bryce  used the blunder as a fund-raising opportunity.
âMoments ago  @PRyan deleted this tweet after we told him just how out of touch he was. Show  Paul Ryan  what you think of  his  tax bill. Chip in $1.50 now to help us repeal and replace  Ryan  permanently this November.â He linked to a fund-raising page that suggests a $1.50 donation to his campaign.
Social media users and Democratic lawmakers blasted  Ryan  over the since-deleted tweet.
 Speaker Paul Ryan  on Saturday deleted this tweet about a Pennsylvania woman whose paycheck increased by $1.50 a week because of the recently passed GOP tax bill. (Twitter)
 Ryan  preserved a second tweet in reaction to the AP story quoting a man saying  âI have heard time and time again that the middle class is getting crumbs  but Iâll take it!â
$1.50 doesnât even buy you a pack of gum. â April (@speakout_april) February 3  2018 Weâll work an extra 2 mins a day for our $1.50/wk. Can we have our 1.5 TRILLION back now? â SnarkyScottâï¸ (@flyaway_k) February 3  2018 Tweet about that then. Highlighting someone who's paycheck went up $1.50 because of your $1 trillion tax cut is insultingly asinine. Especially considering  Ryan  received $500 000 in contributions from a handful of ultra-rich donors after the tax cut was passed. â David P. O'Bryan (@OBryDavid07) February 3  2018 What's sad is that might have been good in 1918  but not today.. It literally  and I mean really  doesn't even cover the cost of a 20oz bottle of coke. One bottle! And  at the rate we are going with inflation  it may not cover the cost of a can of cat food. Now  this is scary! â Robin (@robinearhart20) February 3  2018  Paul Ryan  got a $500 000 bonus for passing the #GOPTaxScam... and  he âs super excited one of  his  voters will get $78 a year.
House Speaker   [TGT] was ridiculed on social media Saturday after   [TGT]   tweeted  then deleted a post citing a womanâs tiny raise as an accomplishment of the GOP tax cut.
  [TGT] was responding to an Associated Press story about the controversial tax overhaulâs effect on Americansâ paychecks.
  [TGT]   highlighted Julia Ketchum  a secretary earning an additional $1.50 a week under the new withholding guidelines from the IRS following the passage of the bill.
  [TGT] was responding to an Associated Press story about the controversial tax overhaulâs effect on Americansâ paychecks. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
 Ryanâs  Democratic opponent  Randy Bryce  used the blunder as a fund-raising opportunity.
âMoments ago  @PRyan deleted this tweet after we told him just how out of touch he was. Show   [TGT]   what you think of   [TGT]   tax bill. Chip in $1.50 now to help us repeal and replace   [TGT] permanently this November.â  [TGT]  linked to a fund-raising page that suggests a $1.50 donation to  [TGT]  campaign.
Social media users and Democratic lawmakers blasted   [TGT] over the since-deleted tweet.
  [TGT] on Saturday deleted this tweet about a Pennsylvania woman whose paycheck increased by $1.50 a week because of the recently passed GOP tax bill. (Twitter)
  [TGT] preserved a second tweet in reaction to the AP story quoting a man saying  âI have heard time and time again that the middle class is getting crumbs  but Iâll take it!â
$1.50 doesnât even buy you a pack of gum. â April (@speakout_april) February 3  2018 Weâll work an extra 2 mins a day for our $1.50/wk. Can we have our 1.5 TRILLION back now? â SnarkyScottâï¸ (@flyaway_k) February 3  2018 Tweet about that then. Highlighting someone who's paycheck went up $1.50 because of your $1 trillion tax cut is insultingly asinine. Especially considering   [TGT] received $500 000 in contributions from a handful of ultra-rich donors after the tax cut was passed. â David P. O'Bryan (@OBryDavid07) February 3  2018 What's sad is that might have been good in 1918  but not today.. It literally  and I mean really  doesn't even cover the cost of a 20oz bottle of coke. One bottle! And  at the rate we are going with inflation  it may not cover the cost of a can of cat food. Now  this is scary! â Robin (@robinearhart20) February 3  2018   [TGT] got a $500 000 bonus for passing the #GOPTaxScam... and   [TGT]  âs super excited one of   [TGT]   voters will get $78 a year.