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  1. No, the Media Has Not Been Unfair to the GOP Tax BillNobody forced Republicans to write a tax bill that gives a giant, permanent cut to corporations — and a small, temporary one to the middle class.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Trump Boasts He Has Repealed Obamacare, Does Not Understand How Law WorksPromises “something terrific,” which he has somehow failed to reveal.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Republicans Didn’t Reform the Tax Code. They Never Wanted To.Republicans ruled out writing a bill premised on their own supposed goals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. 6 Reasons for Progressives to Stop Worrying and Love the GOP Tax ScamRepublicans just increased the Democrats’ chances of regaining power — and made it easier for them to expand the welfare state when they do.
    By Eric Levitz
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    How the Trump Tax Cuts Solved the Democrats’ Campaign ProblemThe congressional party now stands behind Trump’s secrecy and self-enrichment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  6. Senate Passes Republican Tax BillBut because of a procedural screwup, the House will have to vote on the bill a second time.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  7. Paul Ryan Tweets Out Highlight Reel of Him Lying About Taxes for 20 YearsAh, memories.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. House Passes Final Draft of GOP Tax BillThe legislation is expected to pass the Senate tonight and become law by Christmas.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Republicans Say Democrats Secretly Like the Trump Tax Cuts. Uh, No.“Their hearts are there,” says Ivanka Trump. No, they’re really not.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. The Trump Tax Cuts Just Got Even More Skewed to the RichThe Senate bill gave 62 percent of its tax cuts to the top 1 percent of income earners. In the final tax bill, their share goes up to 83 percent.
    By Eric Levitz
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    America Hates the Republicans, and They Don’t Know WhyA party’s puzzling lack of self-reflection.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. Here’s What’s in the Final Draft of the GOP Tax BillSome of the worst provisions in previous bills have been scrapped. Most remain.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. Rubio Threatens to Sink Tax Bill If Child Tax Credit Isn’t ExpandedMeanwhile, other Republicans are worried that their bill gives too much to the middle class, and too little to millionaires.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Paul Ryan to Go Out in a Blaze of Randian GloryThe Speaker plans one more attack on the lazy takers before he retires or is purged.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Republicans Say Tax Cuts Are Paul Ryan’s Pope“Is it a Boehner-meeting-the-pope moment?,” a Republican asks about the tax cuts.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Infamous ‘Grad Student Tax’ Left Out of Final GOP BillRepublicans have decided against taxing tuition waivers or eliminating the student-loan-interest deduction, according to reports.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Republicans Reportedly Add Even Bigger Tax Cut for the RichThey’re going to cut the top income-tax rate on top of everything else.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Why the Trump Tax Cuts Might Jack Up the Deficit More Than Anybody ExpectsThe bill is a sieve. What happens if the tax-shelter industry explodes?
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Senate Republicans Made a $300 Billion Mistake in Their Tax BillAnd that may prove costly for Susan Collins.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Lobbyists and Tax Lawyers Can’t Believe What a Gift Republicans Have Given Them“We have a new tool to play with.”
    By Jonathan Chait
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    The Republican War on EconomicsEven the most liberal Republican denies basic economics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Senate Republicans Accidentally Killed Some of Their Donors’ Favorite Tax BreaksPassing a tax bill that you wrote over lunch — and never actually read — appears to have some downsides.
    By Eric Levitz
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    The Trump Tax Cuts for the Rich Must, and Will, Be RepealedThey’re the most easily reversible damage Trump will do in office.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Why Republicans Will Insist the Trump Tax Cuts ‘Worked,’ No Matter WhatThe Republican budget model is: heads they win, tails you lose.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. Republicans Have the Votes for a TBD Tax BillFifty-one GOP senators have agreed to vote for a tax bill that does not yet exist.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. Trump’s Obsession With the Number 20 Imperils the GOP Tax BillRepublicans could solve all of their tax package’s problems easily — if the president weren’t arbitrarily fixated on a 20 percent corporate tax rate.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Susan Collins Is Sure This Will All End Great for EveryoneMcConnell promised Collins that the GOP won’t slash Medicare — and will shore up Obamacare — if she votes for tax cuts first.
    By Eric Levitz
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    How the GOP’s Contempt for Democracy Will Pass Trump’s Tax CutsPaul Ryan has not abandoned his principles to support Trump. He is fulfilling them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. John McCain Caps Political Career by Declaring Himself a FraudThe Trump tax cuts are a violation of the senator’s stated principles. He plans to vote for them anyway.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. The GOP Keeps Admitting Its Economic Theory Is Incompatible With DemocracyRepublicans say that their tax cuts will only work if businesses can be certain that they will never be repealed.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. Republicans Have Written the Least Popular Tax Bill in Modern HistoryIt’s the first unpopular tax cut in at least four decades — and is even more hated than the bill that raised taxes under Clinton.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. There Is No Economic Theory That Justifies the GOP Tax PlanEven supply-side economists won’t defend the actually-existing Republican bill.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. The Trump Tax Cuts Pass in Committee, Head to the Senate FloorIt looks like this thing is gonna pass — if Mitch McConnell can keep all of the promises he just made.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. The GOP Tax Plan Might Make Sense — If Recessions Didn’t ExistRepublicans are writing a bill that will stimulate the economy in the middle of an expansion — and automatically depress it during a downturn.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Obamacare Repeal Failed, But Tax Cuts Will Probably Pass. Here’s Why.Five reasons that explain why tax cuts are easier.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. This Republican Senator Just Called His Party’s Bluff on Tax CutsRepublicans say that their tax bill will pay for itself. James Lankford wants his party to put its money where its mouth is.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Here’s How Republicans Plan to Get Their Tax Bill Out of the SenateSeven Senate Republicans have expressed concerns about the legislation. Mitch McConnell hopes to win them over with these last-minute changes.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. The GOP’s Lonely Deficit Hawks Just Might Kill the Trump Tax CutsJeff Flake, Bob Corker, and John McCain know their tax bill isn’t actually deficit neutral. And they might be done playing dumb.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. Republicans Want You to Know They’re for Corporations, Not the Middle ClassThere’s no other explanation for this newly discovered detail of the Senate’s tax bill.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Wall Street Journal Column Compares Children to DogsIs there a word for when your parody of the other side winds up parodying your own side?
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. How the Trump Tax Cuts Would Reshape (and/or Break) Our EconomyThe GOP’s tax reforms would have major consequences for housing, higher education, and manufacturing — and just might trigger a recession.
    By Eric Levitz
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    The Republican Plan Is the Opposite of Tax ReformThere will be infinite new ways for rich people to avoid taxes.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Why Ron Johnson’s Opposition Is a Body Blow for the Trump Tax CutsThey’ll need to give him either money or spend time negotiating with him. They don’t have either to spare.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    How Republicans Gamed Budget Rules to Pass Their Tax CutAnd how Democrats can use the same trick when they get power.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. New GOP Tax-Cut Plan Raises Taxes on Virtually Everyone by 2027Senate Republicans solved their tax plan’s math problem — by phasing out every tax cut in their bill that doesn’t benefit corporations.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. Republicans to Repeal Obamacare’s Individual Mandate in Tax BillThe GOP plans to reduce the number of Americans with health insurance by 13 million, so as to pay for giant corporate tax cuts.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. Republicans Can’t Afford Their Tax-Cut HabitThe GOP needs to slash the cost of its plan. But every time Republicans find a new revenue source, they decide to spend the money on another tax cut.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. Trump Argues That GOP Tax Bill Should Do More for the RichThe president promised that his tax plan wouldn’t help the wealthy. Now, he’s demanding a new tax break for millionaires.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. Trump’s Tax Bill Is an Attack on the Most Vulnerable Republicans in CongressThese two charts show why.
    By Eric Levitz
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    The Senate Tax Cut Plan Can’t Pass the SenateThis isn’t ’Nam. There are rules.
    By Jonathan Chait
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