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QR Code Link to This Post If there's trillions of dollars we can shower on the rich, there's trillions we can redirect to rebuild a decent America.
JARED BERNSTEIN DECEMBER 4, 2017
The Republicans' disdain for America has been laid bare by their tax plan.
As you surely know, the versions of the bill passed by the House and Senate are beyond terrible, and they just gets worse with each cover-of-night iteration.
Their plan shifts tax revenues from the U.S. Treasury to the wealthy. In doing so, the plan is as solicitous of those whose income is asset-based as it is punishing to those foolish enough to depend on paychecks.
· It raises the deficit by at least $1 trillion over 10 years, though that's surely a low-ball estimate.
· It signals a new, aggressive push by conservatives to radically shrink government.
· It vastly complicates an already complex tax code on behalf of tax avoiders and evaders, while opening up a huge new loophole incentivizing high-end wage earners to redefine their income as business profits.
Out of crisis comes opportunity. I'm not saying there's a silver lining to this odious tax plan, but I'm very much saying this is a moment wherein the Republican disdain for the vast majority of American households has been laid bare. It is up to us to make as much noise as we can about that, while diligently planning an alternative agenda that doesn't lie about helping the middle-class and the poor while delivering to the rich, but really helps them.
Call our lawmakers today:
Lisa Murkowski | Dan Sullivan | Don
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