From Vox, Ari Glogower on 7 ways rich people can game the Republican tax plan, explained by a tax expert. The Republican tax bill will probably make rich people greedier — here’s why. Inside Wall Street’s towers, traders grouse over Trump tax plan. Charles Blow on the great American tax heist. Grab what you can: The Republican tax shakedown. Republicans didn’t reform the tax code — they never wanted to. The tax bill shows the G.O.P.’s contempt for democracy. The GOP tax bill is business as usual in America’s unequal democracy. In another country, we would call this “corruption”. Trump’s main contribution to passing the tax bill: Staying the hell away from it.
“The idea that Congress is at fault totally ignores the fact that 100 percent of Democrats voted against this big give-away to the wealthy. Any message that feeds the idea that it is Congress — rather than Republicans — who are responsible for passing the most unpopular legislation in decades is not only misleading, it feeds right into the framing that Republicans are trying to promote”. How the Trump tax cuts solved the Democrats’ campaign problem. Eric Levitz on 6 reasons for progressives to stop worrying and love the GOP tax scam.
