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The GOP Tax Scam Is Backfiring With Their Biggest Donors

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Tue, May 15th, 2018

Everybody knew the GOP tax scam passed last December was not needed. The economy was doing just fine and didn’t need a stimulus. The government deficits were already too large, and the U.S. needed more revenue, not less revenue from taxes. And certainly the super-rich beneficiaries of the tax cut bill didn’t need any more…

Republicans Added $1 Trillion to the Deficit — Now They Want A Balanced Budget Amendment

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Fri, Mar 30th, 2018

The Washington Post has reported that Congressional Republicans are now suggesting they want to pass a balanced budget amendment. Which is completely ridiculous since the tax bill they passed into law in December has added more than $1 trillion to the U.S. deficit. Congressional Democrats quickly criticized the Republican proposal, which is more of a…