Tax Reform Is a GOP Fantasy

[DonViejo]

October 6, 2017 at 10:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Charlie Cook: “So why are proponents so upbeat? My theory is that advocates see failure as unfathomable. On Wall Street and in corporate headquarters around the country, proponents have talked themselves (or their clients) into believing that tax reform is possible even though Congress has not passed a significant piece of legislation this year.”

“The truth is that reforming, streamlining, or simplifying the tax code is incredibly difficult under the best of circumstances, and circumstances today are worse than usual. Even passing a big tax cut, which sounds easy (who turns down free candy?), is problematic because it either drives up the deficit or shifts the tax burden to other payers.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/10/06/tax-reform-gop-fantasy/

[Skittles]

1. like with "healthcare", they are overreaching

they cannot help themselves because they are such huge fucking assholes

[sharedvalues]

2. Don't repeat their words

Better post headline:
"Tax cuts for their donors are a GOP fantasy".


Reform is a propanganda GOP word.

[LonePirate]

3. It's not a fantasy. It's a lie.

The word reform is being tossed around to provide a positive spin on the legislation and to hide the massive tax cuts for the 1% and for corporations.

All of us here at DU and elsewhere need to start calling it what it is: a Tax Hike bill.

[edhopper]

5. this !

they don't care about tax reform or what their tax cuts will do.
They just want to reduce taxes for the rich and corporations.
How that happens is immaterial.

[lame54]

4. Their HC bills had trouble being passed...

Because some repugs didn't find it mean enough

The tax bill is plenty mean

They may pass this one

[pansypoo53219]

6. IGNORE KANSAS, IGNORE HANSAS! KEEP CLAPPING!

FAITH BASE EKONOMIKKKS. tinklebell. underpants gnomes. money for nothing and the chicks are free.can i have a hamberger today & i will pay next tuesday.

CREDIT CARD/DEBT publikans. i prefered MISERS to this bullshit.