Tag: tax cuts for the rich

Provision in Trump Tax Scam May Raise Taxes Just As Biden...

Your taxes are about to go up. But it isn't because Joe Biden was elected president. Three years ago, almost to the day, when the Republican...

As A Candidate, Trump Lauded American Workers. Now He Ignores Them.

One of the ways Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for president, and ultimately the White House in 2016, was his opposition to other...

How Do We Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich? Cutting...

Whenever Democrats propose policies to make college more affordable or to provide healthcare to all as a human right, there's always (always!) someone asking,...

How Is That GOP Tax Cut Working Out? Not Well, According...

Remember just before the new year when Donald Trump signed into law the Republican “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act?” Basically, it was the tax bill that handed $1.5 trillion...

Facts Don’t Lie–The GOP Should Stop Calling Itself The ‘Fiscally Responsible’...

Did you know there was another government shutdown Friday? It only lasted a few hours, but the $400 billion budget bill Congress ultimately passed and President...

Former Treasury Secretary: GOP Tax Bill Will ‘Leave Us Broke’ (Video)

There is no shortage of critics of the Republican "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;" i.e., the tax bill that hands $1.5 trillion in permanent tax breaks to...

Marco Rubio Suddenly Realizes The GOP Tax Bill Goes Too Far...

The recently signed $1.5 trillion Republican tax bill that hands permanent tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy like President Trump nearly failed because of Sen....

Republicans Pass The Most Radical Revision Of The Tax Code In...

Republicans are all set to cut a lot of taxes. Just not yours. Today President Donald Trump enacted the most drastic changes to the American tax...

Republicans Cut The Corporate Tax Rate To 21 Percent In Committee (Video)

Amid Roy Moore's defeat and Donald Trump's harassing tweets, let's not forget Republicans are still trying to pass a $1.5 trillion tax bill that would...

Bugs, Loopholes, Haste, And The GOP Tax Bill (Video)

Amid the glaring problems with the Republicans' rewrite of our tax code, there is another issue that should concern us--time. Is there enough of it to...

What It Means Now That The GOP Tax Plan Has Passed...

Well, it happened. Early Saturday morning, Senate Republicans narrowly passed the most sweeping tax reform bill in three decades. President Donald Trump is now steps away from...

Here Are The Glaring Problems With The Republican Tax Bill (Video)

The Senate is expected very soon to vote on the Republican tax "reform" bill that passed the House of Representatives two weeks ago. Many fear...

The GOP Tax Plan: ‘Teachers, Give Your Deductions To Your Corporate...

Even if the rumors about Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' impending resignation are true, the attack upon America's teachers is just getting started. The Supreme Court...

Tax Cuts For The Rich Are Front And Center In The...

Well, they did it. Thursday, congressional Republicans passed a non-binding budget resolution that threatens to cut $473 billion from Medicare and $1 trillion from Medicaid so the...

With McCain And Cochran’s Support, The GOP Budget Is Closer To...

Tuesday was one of those "roller coaster" days in Washington. Here are some highlights: Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) reached a limited deal to stabilize...

Cutting Taxes For The Wealthy Does NOT Help The Economy–Here’s Why...

Tax cuts. The very mention of them sends shivers down conservative and progressive spines. Progressives take issue with their tax dollars helping to perpetuate a military...

Jeb Bush’s Economic Growth Plan? More Tax Cuts For The Rich,...

As much as Jeb Bush likes to proclaim that he's his own man, not beholden to the policies (and endless mistakes) made by his...
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Deficit Has Fallen To Lowest Level Since 2007, Paul Ryan Calls...

We've all heard Republicans bemoaning the fact that the federal deficit has grown under President Obama, even though the numbers show that the deficit...