Trump 'open' to slashing taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare: report
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump 'open' to slashing taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is toying with the idea of promising a large tax cut for the middle class as part of his 2024 re-election campaign — and one way he might do it is to raid the funding for Social Security and Medicare. According to Gram Slattery of Reuters, "Donald Trump has indicated to advisers he is keen on a new middle-class tax cut should he return to the White House, two people familiar with the discussions said, an initiative that could appeal to voters but could also worsen America's yawning budget deficit. Among the ideas that advisers have presented to the former president is a cut to the federal payroll tax, said one of those people, a move that could lower the flow of money into the Social Security and Medicare trust funds and open Trump to criticism from Democrats that he is torpedoing the safety net for elderly Americans." "Other ideas that Trump's close economic advisers are discussing include an increase in the so-called standard deduction on year-end tax returns and a cut to the marginal income tax rate for middle-income households, one of the people with knowledge of those conversations said," the report noted.

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Americans think Trump’s cuts will hurt (and help) the country. Here’s how
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Americans think Trump’s cuts will hurt (and help) the country. Here’s how

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. The Democrats’ tactical retreat from this spending battle means the government will remain open and Trump can more easily carry on with the systemic changes and deep cuts he has done heretofore without the blessing of Congress. In a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS and released this week, 22% …

'It's a racket': Steve Bannon 'totally opposed' to Trump's tax cuts 'for the rich'
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'It's a racket': Steve Bannon 'totally opposed' to Trump's tax cuts 'for the rich'

Raw Story  

MAGA influencer Steve Bannon expressed opposition to extending President Donald Trump's tax cuts that primarily benefit the highest income earners. During a Thursday rant on his War Room program, Bannon said he supported specific policies like no tax on tips, overtime, or Social Security. "There's so many so many folks on Medicaid," he pointed out. "They have to be on …

'You've got to cut stuff like Medicaid!' Maria Bartiromo loses cool with GOP lawmaker
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'You've got to cut stuff like Medicaid!' Maria Bartiromo loses cool with GOP lawmaker

Raw Story  

Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo lost her cool with Rep. Brandon Gill after he refused to say he would cut Medicaid and other social safety net programs. During an interview on Thursday, Gill suggested Congress could pay for over $4 trillion in tax cuts being pushed by President Donald Trump by deploying billionaire Elon Musk to cut waste, fraud, and …

Trump’s promised laundry list of tax goodies gets a reality check
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1 month ago

Trump’s promised laundry list of tax goodies gets a reality check

The Independent  

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Mike Johnson’s prize for victory on Trump’s budget? A fight over Medicaid
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1 month ago

Mike Johnson’s prize for victory on Trump’s budget? A fight over Medicaid

The Independent  

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Trump’s spending bill may face a big problem: Disgruntled Senate Republicans
1 month ago

Trump’s spending bill may face a big problem: Disgruntled Senate Republicans

The Independent  

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Trump’s agenda passed its first hurdle. Now comes the hard part
1 month ago

Trump’s agenda passed its first hurdle. Now comes the hard part

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. House Speaker Mike Johnson had called for a vote on a budget resolution to …

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' one step closer to reality as GOP pushes budget resolution – Firstpost
1 month ago

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' one step closer to reality as GOP pushes budget resolution – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Trump wants the Republicans who control Congress to pass a large plan that would extend tax advantages that he got during his first term but would expire later this year, while simultaneously lowering expenditure on federal programs and services President Donald Trump pushed House Republicans to pass a GOP budget blueprint on Tuesday, a step towards delivering his “big, beautiful …

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda
1 month ago

Johnson insists Republicans won’t cut entitlements to pay for Trump’s agenda

CNN  

CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed Wednesday that Republicans will not make cuts to Medicaid, Medicare or Social Security as they work to pass – and pay for – President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. Now that said, what we are going to do is go into those programs and carve out the fraud, waste and abuse, and find …

Trump and the Republicans are taking your money the old-fashioned way: by stealing it
1 month ago

Trump and the Republicans are taking your money the old-fashioned way: by stealing it

Raw Story  

The Republicans have wanted to privatize Social Security and Medicare pretty much since the start of both safety-net programs. From the speaker’s podium, the minority leader said: Social Security and Medicare are not entitlement programs, they are earned benefits. Hardworking American taxpayers paid into Social Security and Medicare every day, every week, every month, every year, throughout their entire adult …

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts

NPR  

House Republicans split over Medicaid changes to pay for Trump tax cuts The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: House Republicans are crafting a budget package that includes President Trump's top agenda items - boosting border security and extending his tax cuts. WALSH: So the House Republican budget calls for up to $2 …

Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump official calls Social Security ‘wrong’ as administration lays groundwork for massive cuts

The Independent  

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'Pretty drastic': GOP lawmakers urge Trump to scale back cuts hurting their states
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Pretty drastic': GOP lawmakers urge Trump to scale back cuts hurting their states

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers are beginning to ramp up pressure on President Donald Trump to ease off the drastic cuts, spending freezes, and layoffs in the federal government that directly impact their own states, Politico reported Friday. The news, which follows similar reporting by The New York Times, comes as Trump and his tech billionaire benefactor Elon Musk, through the Department of …

Elon Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk cuts based more on political ideology than real cost savings so far

The Hindu  

The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on federal agencies long hated by conservatives than a good-faith effort to save taxpayer dollars, according to two veteran Republican budget experts. “But Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Republican director of the …

How Medicare could be on the chopping block as GOP feuds over Trump's big MAGA bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Medicare could be on the chopping block as GOP feuds over Trump's big MAGA bill

Daily Mail  

Republicans are searching high and low for ways to cut federal spending to pay for Donald Trump's sweeping tax cuts, and they may reform Medicare to do it. House Speaker Mike Johnson has asked his top allies to find ways to cut government spending in order to enact Trump's sweeping tax cuts, which will reduce the government's income Trump has …

Opinion: Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here’s how that would affect regular Americans
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Trump wants to extend the 2017 tax cuts. Here’s how that would affect regular Americans

LA Times  

The tax cuts enacted under the first Trump administration largely expire at the end of 2025. President Trump and his fellow Republicans are eager to extend them, but doing so without concurrent spending cuts would raise deficits by more than $5 trillion through 2035. If an extension of the tax cuts were financed by reducing federal assistance equally across households, …

Trump’s move to put tariff hikes ahead of tax cuts has spooked almost everyone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s move to put tariff hikes ahead of tax cuts has spooked almost everyone

Live Mint  

President Trump’s aggressive move to place tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in imports, ranging from crude oil and auto parts from Canada to Mexican avocados and raspberries has rattled investors, economists and some lawmakers, who are all wondering: What exactly is the goal? Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, said that Trump’s move …

House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor to pay for Trump tax cuts
2 months ago

House GOP floats plan to slash benefits for the poor to pay for Trump tax cuts

Raw Story  

One of the hallmarks of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was a promise of sweeping tax cuts, for the rich, for working people and for companies alike. To pay for new tax cuts, the House Republicans’ proposal floats a series of potential overhauls of government programs. His visit to the House Retreat was a sign that he wants to prioritize unity …

Republicans crafting Trump’s big bill hit a familiar roadblock: How to pay for it
2 months ago

Republicans crafting Trump’s big bill hit a familiar roadblock: How to pay for it

Associated Press  

DORAL, Fla. — After fours years of criticizing growing government deficits under Joe Biden, Republicans now have a math problem of their own — how to offset the multitrillion-dollar cost of extending and expanding the tax cuts they passed in President Donald Trump’s first term. Seeking to rally support in a speech Monday evening, Trump exhorted Republicans to stick together …

Economist slams Trump’s latest tax cut demand as 'major strategic error'
2 months ago

Economist slams Trump’s latest tax cut demand as 'major strategic error'

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump on Monday urged the House of Representatives to renew his tax cuts. This comes as the GOP-controlled Congress attempts "to overcome internal differences on how to pay for" the president’s "sweeping tax cuts, with hardline conservatives determined to reduce an annual federal deficit approaching $2 trillion," according to Reuters. Aisha's Hanse, a senior national correspondent for Fox …

A critical look at Trump’s economic plans
2 months ago

A critical look at Trump’s economic plans

Live Mint  

The second presidency of Donald Trump is off to a wild start. He will get his way because Congress decades ago ceded much of its constitutional authority over tariffs to the president under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977. And hey, doesn’t economic growth near 3%, unemployment at 4% and inflation under 3% sound like an economic emergency …

Ron Johnson’s crusade for simplicity
2 months ago

Ron Johnson’s crusade for simplicity

Raw Story  

Back during President Donald Trump’s first administration, Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was known as Trump’s most reliable ally in the U.S. Senate. He cast the deciding vote for Trump’s tax code rewrite giving corporations tax cuts worth $1.4 billion — but only after he arm-twisted Trump and Congress into including special benefits for so-called “pass-through” corporations — companies like …

How Republicans could pay for Trump agenda and how it could hit your wallet
2 months, 1 week ago

How Republicans could pay for Trump agenda and how it could hit your wallet

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump’s lofty agenda to tackle immigration, cut taxes …

Republicans weigh 'magical thinking' to fund Trump's tax cuts: report
2 months, 1 week ago

Republicans weigh 'magical thinking' to fund Trump's tax cuts: report

Raw Story  

Republicans were reportedly resorting to "magical thinking" to push through an extension of President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts, set to expire this year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law by Trump in December 2017, was the largest tax code overhaul in decades, making sweeping changes to individual and corporate income taxes. "Congress will face a roughly …

Trump allies launch $20M effort to convince working class to back tax plan
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump allies launch $20M effort to convince working class to back tax plan

Raw Story  

A right-wing advocacy group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers announced Monday the launch of a $20 million campaign to promote an extension of the 2017 Trump-GOP tax cuts, which disproportionately benefited the rich and large corporations. The group said its new 50-state campaign represents "the largest effort by a conservative organization" to support President-elect Donald Trump's legislative agenda as …

Here’s why the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts just surged by nearly $1 trillion
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Here’s why the cost of extending Trump’s tax cuts just surged by nearly $1 trillion

Raw Story  

If Congress doesn't act quickly to end the provisions in President-elect Donald Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it could blow an even bigger hole in the federal budget. Nearly 40 provisions in the 2017 law are set to expire this year, and because Senate Majority Leader John Thune has already signaled that the Republican majority's first legislative priority …

Trump tax cuts, if made permanent, stand to benefit highest income earners, Treasury analysis shows
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump tax cuts, if made permanent, stand to benefit highest income earners, Treasury analysis shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — At the very top of Republicans’ 100-day agenda with President-elect Donald Trump in the White House and GOP lawmakers in a majority is the plan to renew some $4 trillion in expiring tax cuts. On Friday, the U.S. Treasury released a new analysis of the various ways that extending the expiring individual and estate tax provisions of Trump’s …

'Break even more arms': GOP lobbyist not hopeful Trump can ram through tax cut extension
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'Break even more arms': GOP lobbyist not hopeful Trump can ram through tax cut extension

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump has signaled he plans to focus the first months of his administration on passing border security legislation, which means another main goal — extending his 2017 tax cut package — will have to take a back seat. This means that the estimated $4.6 trillion cost of extending the tax cuts could cause potential chaos among House and …

Food stamps, environmental safeguards and denying Ozempic: The ways Republicans could pay for Trump’s tax cuts
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Food stamps, environmental safeguards and denying Ozempic: The ways Republicans could pay for Trump’s tax cuts

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump’ and his Congressional allies could add requirements to …

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on
3 months ago

"Please take care of us": Low-income Trump voters worry he'll cut benefits they rely on

Salon  

From low-income voters who supported Donald Trump last month, a plea to the president-elect: don’t cut our benefits. “We helped get you in office; please take care of us,” Mosura said, shifting the conversation as though she were speaking to Trump. “Please don’t cut the things that help the most vulnerable.” Trump has enlisted billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy …

'Hit hard': Trump’s budget expected to be especially painful for his supporters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Hit hard': Trump’s budget expected to be especially painful for his supporters

Raw Story  

Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk was a major donor to Donald Trump's 2024 campaign and, now that Trump is president-elect, he has picked Musk and MAGA businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to head a proposed new agency called the Department of Government Efficiency. In an article Wednesday, Reuters reporters Andy Sullivan and Ally J. Levine examine possible areas in which Musk and …

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Have the stomach': Republican claims Dems need to back Social Security and Medicare cuts

Raw Story  

Rep. Richard McCormick told Fox Business that Republicans will desperately need help from Democrats if they intend to cut Social Security and Medicare — both of which are programs Democrats have historically supported. So, Trump's tax cuts and his mass deportation plan will result in adding almost as much as the entire government functioning for a year. "We're gonna have …

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts
4 months ago

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda, starting with tax cuts

LA Times  

Republican leaders in the House, including Speaker Mike Johnson, center, Majority Whip Tom Emmer, left, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, are planning an ambitious 100-day agenda once President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Atop the list is the plan to renew some $4 trillion in expiring GOP tax cuts — a signature domestic achievement of Trump’s first term and an issue …

'Headed for a brawl': Trump's plan reportedly 'dividing GOP lawmakers'
4 months ago

'Headed for a brawl': Trump's plan reportedly 'dividing GOP lawmakers'

Raw Story  

On Friday, Politico wrote that Republicans are gearing up for a fight over Trump's new $4.6 trillion tax cut. Politico reported in 2018 that their analysis put Trump's tax cuts at a $2.3 trillion addition to the deficit. The Center of Budget and Policy Priorities revealed in June that the 2017 tax cut passed by Trump and the GOP "skewed …

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise
4 months ago

Column: Trump pledges not to cut Social Security. Here are the ways he could breach that promise

LA Times  

Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley explained to a congressional committee that the program’s caseload has expanded rapidly while staffing has hit a 50-year low. “There’s a very serious worry on the horizon,” Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley told Al Sharpton on MSNBC last weekend, “because Donald Trump’s policies would seriously reduce the fiscal health of Social Security. Let’s take a …

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

"No mistake on who they're serving": Republicans eye Medicaid, SNAP cuts to pay for Trump tax plan

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump and his advisers are eyeing major cuts to federal safety net programs like Medicaid and food stamps to balance the cost of their massive tax agenda, The Washington Post reported Monday. “To pay for tax cuts for their billionaire donors, the GOP wants to make food and health care unaffordable and inaccessible for the most vulnerable people …

MAGA allies eye drastic Medicaid and food stamp cuts to fund tax breaks for rich: report
4 months, 1 week ago

MAGA allies eye drastic Medicaid and food stamp cuts to fund tax breaks for rich: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his allies are floating the idea of major cuts to Medicaid and the food stamp program in order to offset some of the budget deficits created by their desired new round of tax cuts for the rich, reported The Washington Post on Monday. The new tax cuts are a huge priority for Trump and his allies — …

7 ways a Trump administration could affect your finances
4 months, 2 weeks ago

7 ways a Trump administration could affect your finances

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump promised Americans he’d bring down consumer prices, make health care more affordable and protect Social Security. “He will deliver.” Taxes The Trump administration is expected to focus on extending tax cuts introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that are set to expire in 2025. Extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts would lower taxes by …

Trump made a lot of tax promises. Can he keep them?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump made a lot of tax promises. Can he keep them?

CNN  

CNN — Seeking to woo targeted groups of voters during his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump rolled out plans for a sweeping array of tax breaks, including promises to eliminate levies on tips, overtime pay and Social Security benefits, for millions of Americans. “Cutting taxes for the American people, cutting taxes on tips for hard working Americans, on Social Security for …

How a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How a second Trump term could affect Social Security benefits

CNN  

CNN — Though President-elect Donald Trump has often promised to protect Social Security, he has not explained exactly how he would save the beloved – but financially troubled – entitlement program. But that agenda would drain critical tax revenue from Social Security’s trust funds, leading them to run out of money by 2031 – three years earlier than currently projected …

Trump claims he’ll fight for working-class Americans. His first presidency suggests he won’t
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump claims he’ll fight for working-class Americans. His first presidency suggests he won’t

Salon  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. ProPublica reviewed Trump’s proposed budgets from 2018 to 2021, as well as regulations that he attempted to enact or revise via his cabinet agencies, including the departments of Labor, Housing and Urban Development, and Health and Human Services, and also quasi-independent agencies like the National Labor Relations Board and the Social Security Administration. …

Elon Musk Has New Idea For Donald Trump: Giant Budget Cuts
5 months ago

Elon Musk Has New Idea For Donald Trump: Giant Budget Cuts

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, campaign surrogate Elon Musk pitched an eyebrow-raising $2 trillion budget cut. Trump has promoted Musk as someone who could identify wasteful federal spending, but a $2 trillion cut would amount to almost a third of the budget and crush a range of popular programs ― especially if …

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues
5 months ago

Democrats’ Surprisingly Simple Closing Message Against Donald Trump: The Issues

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s one of the most-aired ads of the 2024 election: Buddy, a Black man from Allentown, Pennsylvania, watches on a tablet as former President Donald Trump tells a crowd at a fundraiser: “I know about 20 of you, and you’re rich as hell. Kamala Harris is gonna make billionaires pay their fair share.” While rhetoric from Harris, …

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"
5 months, 1 week ago

Experts: Analysis shows Trump proposal would "dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances"

Salon  

Social Security funds could run out in the next six years if former President Donald Trump wins in November, according to a new report from the bipartisan group Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Trump’s policies would add over $2.3 trillion to Social Security’s deficit between 2026 and 2033 and — and cause a 33% cut to benefits in 2035, …

Expert: Analysis shows Trump tax plan "taking money" from bottom 95% and "giving it" to richest 5%
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert: Analysis shows Trump tax plan "taking money" from bottom 95% and "giving it" to richest 5%

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump's proposed tax plan would create tax cuts for the nation's top 5% of earners while leaving the rest of Americans to shoulder tax increases by 2026, according to a new analysis. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism The income tax exemptions, green-energy credit repeals and 2017 tax law …

Donald Trump Tax Plans Would Increase Taxes On 95% Of Americans, Analysis Finds
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump Tax Plans Would Increase Taxes On 95% Of Americans, Analysis Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda would amount to a tax increase on the vast majority of American households, according to a new analysis by a Washington, D.C., think tank, thanks largely to his proposed tariffs on imported goods. “We’re doing tariffs on other countries.” The conservative Tax Foundation has said Trump’s tariffs would essentially be …

Trump dangles tax relief targeted toward the voters he’s hoping to win
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump dangles tax relief targeted toward the voters he’s hoping to win

CNN  

CNN — Donald Trump has dangled in front of voters what many Republican candidates before him have offered in the past. For the country’s most reliable voting bloc – people over 65 – Trump offered a different incentive: “Seniors should not pay tax on Social Security!” he wrote on social media. If Trump also eliminates payroll taxes, which support Social …

Trump says he won’t tax your tips, OT or Social Security. Why critics see ‘gimmicks’ and a ‘sham’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump says he won’t tax your tips, OT or Social Security. Why critics see ‘gimmicks’ and a ‘sham’

LA Times  

Donald Trump announced that he would end taxes on overtime during a rally Thursday in Tucson. “And for too long, no one in Washington has been looking out for them.” He said his proposal meant “police officers, nurses, factory workers, construction workers, truck drivers and machine operators” would finally “catch a break.” Tax and policy analysts from across the ideological …

Trump tries to woo billionaire CEOs with promise of another round of tax cuts: report
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump tries to woo billionaire CEOs with promise of another round of tax cuts: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is trying to push the billionaire businessman class back into his camp with a promise of another round of corporate tax cuts, this time reducing the rate from 21 percent to 20 percent. According to The New York Times, "Mr. Trump made the remarks from a comfortable gray armchair during a conversation with his former economic …

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