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If the G.O.P. Tax Plan Hurts You, Congressmen Say It’s Your State’s Fault

The following article by Jesse McKinley and Nick Corasaniti was posted on the New York Times website December 7, 2017:

Representative Tom Reed, left, was one of four House Republicans from New York to vote for his party’s tax plan. Credit J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press

ALBANY — The five House Republicans have heard the calls for their heads, the references to them being traitors, hypocrites and worse for supporting a tax plan backed by their party, but harmful to the states they represent.

Not content to merely defend their votes, the five representatives from New York and New Jersey have begun a counteroffensive, seeking to turn the tables and blame state leaders for helping create high-tax environments.

“The problem is not the federal tax policy,” said Representative Tom Reed, a Republican who represents the struggling Southern Tier of New York, and voted yes on the House version of the bill in November. “The root cause of the entire issue is the tax-and-spend culture out of Albany that has created that burden on New Yorkers.” Continue reading “If the G.O.P. Tax Plan Hurts You, Congressmen Say It’s Your State’s Fault”