this is not conservatism; who are these "Republicans"??

According to what I've read, the tax reform bill currently in progress in the U.S. Congress gives tax "breaks" (lower taxes) to middle class workers, but then these breaks go away in a few years.  The tax-lowering on 1% wealthiest and on corporations are "permanent."

...Which is a problem many observers have with this bill.  (One thing, I always think is:  nothing is "permanent" -- a future Congress can change whatever this one did.  I think they "bandy-about" the word permanent.  That is how it looks, to me -- maybe I'm wrong....)


NYT Reader Comments:

RobEnders
Greater Boston
How sad that such an important piece of legislation should be written in the dark with only lobbyists and one Party having any input.  

From what we hear about its scribbled contents, its permanent effects will be to add more costs and risks to the middle class -- with the ultimate goal of undermining Medicare and Social Security (because after the tax bill's give-aways, those social programs will be deemed "unaffordable").  

I fervently hope there are a few decent Republicans left who will shoot this abomination down.


Port Jefferson, NY
...We should be raising the income tax rates on the highest incomes and most prosperous corporations.  

If corporations claim they can't be competitive at the current rates, then how are they managing to make so much money?  

Why not have a progressive corporate rate to help smaller businesses, or bigger ones that aren't currently making much money?  The proposed tax plan seems to do almost everything the exact opposite of what is logical.



Philip S. Wenz
Corvallis, Oregon
How is a college tuition break "income," and therefore taxable, but an inheritance not income, and therefore not taxable?
[Blog addition:  That does seem upside-down....)

Marie
Boston
Two great American dreams - a better education and home ownership - are directly targeted by the Republicans.  Why?

What happened to the American goal of home ownership as a conservative value?

...The Republicans have sold out a large swath of their own supporters and most of the workers of the country.

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