The tax cut that Trump bragged about will do little to address that gap. The one-time bonuses that some U.S. companies are offering and attributing to the cut, and which the president cited in his speech, don't guarantee pay raises. With unemployment low, there is little indication so far that the huge corporate gains from the tax cut will go to job creation, especially decent-paying jobs that benefit less-educated workers. And then there's the destruction of medical care that adds to the burdens on the working poor.