The GOP Wants to Make Deficit-Busting Tax Cuts Permanent

The GOP Wants to Make Deficit-Busting Tax Cuts Permanent
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Tax cuts for the rich and corporations simply aren't enough, says a growing chorus of influential Republicans in both Congress and President Trump's cabinet. For the trickle-down economic growth to be fully realized, they say, their generous cuts need to be permanent(-ish).

Under current Senate rules, deficit-increasing tax cuts must expire after ten years. The Republicans claim that this makes corporations and the wealthy too economically anxious to invest and create jobs.

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