Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018

Published: Feb. 7, 2018, 10:59 a.m.

When Republicans handed out large tax cuts to corporations, most economists rejected lawmakers\u2019 claims that the benefits would trickle down to working Americans. So why do many companies seem to be giving their employees more money? \xa0Guests: Jim Tankersley, who covers taxes and the economy for The New York Times; Wes Carter, the president of Atlantic Packaging in Wilmington, N.C., who spoke to Sabrina Tavernise, a Times reporter. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.