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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Contributor To Forbes By Tony Nitti

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Contributor to Forbes, Tony Nitti identifies which classes and types of people will benefit from the recently passed tax bill. At the time the article was written, the bill had not yet been signed into effect by the president. According to Nitti, “Tonight's victory belonged solely to the Republicans. The Senate passed the bill without a single "yes" vote from one of its 48 Democrats, but then, this was the plan all along.” He also pegs the winners as corporations, the richest one percent, and the middle class- “for now.” Nitti predicts that the lower class, the country’s deficit, and our future president will suffer from this bill. He leaves his audience with the impression that it is only beneficial to a selfish few and the rest will end up
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