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applegrove

(118,927 posts)
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 03:49 PM Nov 2017

Republicans Are Blowing Their Chance at Tax Reform

https://politicalwire.com/2017/11/20/republicans-blowing-chance-tax-reform/

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David Frum: “As I write on November 19, it may see like the GOP tax plans are carrying all before them. A big tax cut has passed the House. A somewhat different plan passed late Thursday night through the Senate Finance Committee. The president is bellowing on Twitter his readiness to sign almost any work product that arrives at his desk.”

“But what is heading toward him is not the kind of reform that can command broad political support, and thus stand the test of possible electoral defeat in 2018 and 2020. It’s a scandalous expression of upper-class and Sunbelt chauvinism that will melt away within weeks of the next Democratic electoral success. Even if it becomes law, as still seems improbable in the face of the plan’s terrible poll numbers, what firm would venture a long-term investment based on tax changes so likely unsustainable?”

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Republicans Are Blowing Their Chance at Tax Reform (Original Post) applegrove Nov 2017 OP
Sunbelt chauvinism underpants Nov 2017 #1
Missed an opportunity... gilpo Nov 2017 #7
Thank god. nt Blue_true Nov 2017 #2
It is SUCH a bald theft.. It's like they're not even trying to put lipstick on it. . . .n/t annabanana Nov 2017 #3
Republicans always over reach when they are in office. pwb Nov 2017 #4
I certainly hope so because this tax bill TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #5
It sucks for all but the 0.1%. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #6

pwb

(11,318 posts)
4. Republicans always over reach when they are in office.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 04:04 PM
Nov 2017

They will be taking a big fall again in 2018. Blue state republicans are pissed big time. Even the red states are angry. This tax bill gives America the finger. Republican big money donors can't help them this time, like they think they can. They just can't fool enough of us any more.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
6. It sucks for all but the 0.1%.
Mon Nov 20, 2017, 04:23 PM
Nov 2017

All of us will lose, whether by paying higher taxes, losing benefits, or losing the overall quality of infrastructure, schools, etc.

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