The Republican tax reform was extremely unpopular – ” until it started working

WASHINGTON When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.

Here’s why voters are coming around on the GOP tax law | Marc A. Thiessen

When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.

Marc A. Thiessen: The GOP tax reform used to be extremely unpopular. Not anymore.

When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.

Slam the brakes on proposed gas-tax hike

Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Republicans are on a roll. So why is President Trump praising a gas-tax hike to finance his infrastructure plan? Despite House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's complaints that the GOP tax-rate reductions are "Armageddon, "crumbs," and - as of Tuesday - "unpatriotic," Americans are growing fond of tax reform.

Fixing Welfare Is Ultimately A Philosophical Problem

With the passage of the recent bipartisan budget agreement and its $300 billion assault on spending caps, coming on the heels of the GOP's Tax Cut and Reform Bill and its sweeping $1.5 trillion reduction in taxes, at some point Republicans must focus their attention to a side of the spending coin that has never sat well with America-welfare. According to Gary D. Alexander, Pennsylvania's former Secretary of Human Services, the federal government's $1 trillion-a-year "limitless war on poverty" has spawned a kraken of runaway spending that threatens America's economic survival.

Mnuchin says IRS to ban hedge-fund tax dodge on carried interest

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Internal Revenue Service will issue guidance within the next two weeks to prevent hedge-fund managers from dodging new tax rules on carried-interest profits. "I've already met with the IRS and our Office of Tax Policy this morning as a result of that article," Mnuchin said Wednesday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, referring to a Bloomberg News story about hedge fund managers creating shell companies to work around stricter limits on carried interest.

The Deficit Hawks Have It Wrong

The problem is not the deficit, but that Trump's deficit finances the wrong things-billionaires rather than bridges, tunnels, and schools. uestion for today: What is the connection between the Republican tax cuts, the rising federal deficit, and the wildly gyrating stock market? The answer is trickier than it seems.

Paul Ryan deletes tax bill tweet after being dragged for not understanding math

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan answers questions on the possibility of a government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on January 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. In a tweet posted Saturday morning, Ryan praised the new tax law spearheaded by the Republican party.

Gov. Calvo calls for a 50% increase in gross receipts tax

Governor Calvo will be calling for a 50-percent increase in the gross receipts tax to cover the projected 48-million dollar revenue shortfall from the Trump tax cuts. Lester Carlson of the Governor's fiscal team says he will present the proposed increase when the Special Economic Session convenes again next week.

GOP legislators looking for a winning formula in 2018

Congressional Republicans have gathered at a West Virginia resort in search of a winning election-year agenda. The best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 - and the threat of another government shutdown is looming.

GOP legislators gather in search of winning 2018 agenda

Congressional Republicans in sweater vests and fleece gathered at a West Virginia resort Thursday in search of a winning election-year agenda, facing the notion that the best they have to offer in 2018 may be a recitation of the tax cuts approved in 2017 and with the threat looming of another government shutdown. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2018 House and Senate Republican Member Conference at The Greenbrier, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.

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