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Republican tax bill is a poison pill

The year in class war: Donald Trump’s first year in office can best be seen as an all-out assault by the rich against the rest. The “death tax” cargo cult: With its assault on the estate tax, the GOP is demonstrating that it’s not even under the thumb of the 1 percent, but the 0.2 percent. The Republicans despise the working class: Unless you own a business or live off assets, you’re a second-class citizen in their eyes. Republicans have lost touch with Blue America. Republican tax bill is a poison pill that kills the New Deal. Law professors just published a delightful, 34-page list of ways people will game the GOP tax plan.