America First: EU Finance Ministers Whine Tax Reform Will Favor American Trade
European ministers complained to Steven Mnuchin in a letter on Monday that the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will favor American trade.
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Trump Approval on the Rise, Back to 45
A Morning Consult/Politico poll has President Donald Trump’s approval rising to 45 percent of registered voters in the first month of December, his best result in that poll since September and matching his highest since July.
Larry Summers Cries Tax Cuts Will Kill Thousands
Former Bill Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argued in an op-ed for the Financial Times on Monday that thousands will die because the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will repeal Obamacare’s individual mandate.
Bruce Bartlett: Tax Bill ‘Akin to Rape’ on the Poor
Saturday on MSNBC’s “AM Joy,” author and former President Ronald Reagan adviser Bruce Bartlett likened the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to “rape” on the poor. “It really defies comprehension,” Bartlett told host Joy Reid. “Maybe they think that the poor have
UC Berkeley Grad Students Oppose GOP Tax Reform Bill
Hundreds of UC Berkeley graduate students are marching in opposition to the higher taxes they believe they will have to pay under the Republican House-sponsored tax reform bill.
Report: Donald Trump Backs Bipartisan Obamacare Deal to Bolster Tax Reform Support
President Donald Trump reportedly told Republican senators on Tuesday that he supports the Alexander-Murray bipartisan stabilization bill, which may help bolster support for the tax reform vote later this week.
House Passes Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
The House passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 216-205, a tax reform bill that features massive tax cuts for middle-class families and small businesses.
Silicon Valley Outraged at Proposed Tax Reforms on Stock Options
Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists are outraged that the U.S. Senate’s proposed tax reform makes employee stock option compensation less attractive and forces companies to pay employer taxes.
Uphill Battle: Poll Shows Strong Public Opposition to Tax Bill Before Its Release
Republican efforts to enact tax reform face a serious challenge.
Even before the House bill was released Thursday, 60 percent of Americans said the plan favored the wealthy, according to a poll by ABC News/Washington Post. The poll was taken between October 29 and November 1, the day before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was released.
