The following article by Heather Long was posted on the Washington Post website December 19, 2017:
With the Republicans’ tax plan heading to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law, just who will be getting his promised “Christmas present” and who won’t? (Video: Jenny Starrs/Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
The Republican overhaul of the tax code sets the stage for years of politically fraught debate over what the government should provide for its citizens and how much it should demand in taxes.
President Trump and Republicans in Congress are celebrating the $1.5 trillion legislation as a big tax cut for workers and businesses. And for the time being, it is that — 80 percent of the country will pay lower taxes next year. Continue reading “The Republican tax bill was the easy part. The next debate could be much uglier.”