The tax reform of the Republicans is a blow against the welfare state. It strikes low-income persons and was prepared in the 1970s. $5 trillion is given to households with over a million dollars income! Tax cuts for corporations and the super-rich are paid for with an additional $1.5 trillion in deficits!
The tax reform is profitable for Donald Trump but could cost the Republicans a re-election. The character of the tax heist (NY Times) can be understood with the help of the history of the Republican tax-cutting obsession. Public policy is different than sadism, greed and chaos.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/18/18805977.php
The Art of the Lie
Trump Historic First Year Failure on Government Integrity and Accountability Issues
by Democracy 21 and Common Cause Education Fund, January 2018
https://artofthelie.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/01/ArtoftheLie_Web.pdf
