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karynnj

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4. However THEY are out there claiming that middle class people will benefit -- if THEY can do this,
Sun Oct 1, 2017, 10:27 AM
Oct 2017

why is it wrong for independent economists to put out their analyses based on the information put out.

What this is is a blatant attempt to allow them - and only them - to be the first to define what this plan is. They can make up any stories or fantasies about the fabled growth that comes by giving the Trumps and Mnunchins of the country huge tax cuts - while bizarrely claiming that we "can't know" whether Trump is lying or completely ignorant about the affect on him. This even as the AMT is eliminated, passthroughs from S corporations, which he has many of, getting very favorable tax treatment, and the estate tax disappearing. The ONLY way this is true is if - as rumoured - Trump really is either in debt or has far less money than he said when he filed to run for election.

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