Anonymous wrote:This tax bill kills west virginia, between the seniors and the downstream tax increases on the LMC, it is brutal for them.

Something tells me this won't affect their support of Trump one bit.

Anonymous wrote:This tax bill kills west virginia, between the seniors and the downstream tax increases on the LMC, it is brutal for them.

What's a downstream tax increase? You mean less taxpayer subsidies? The LMC doesn't pay taxes.

This tax bill kills west virginia, between the seniors and the downstream tax increases on the LMC, it is brutal for them.

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Anonymous wrote:So none of the red state Dems are voting for this? I thought Manchin and Heitkamp might defect.

You *thought* they *might*? LOL.

DP. I thought Manchin might have defected, too.

Anonymous wrote:So none of the red state Dems are voting for this? I thought Manchin and Heitkamp might defect.

You *thought* they *might*? LOL.

So none of the red state Dems are voting for this? I thought Manchin and Heitkamp might defect.

I don't see how this doesn't pass. There's a couple senators that are barely wavering.

Now the Washington Post has implicitly decided NOVA is racist based on pockets of poverty. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/tucked-inside-wealthy-northern-virginia-are-pockets-of-poverty-report-says/2017/11/28/71ec1500-d447-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?hpid=hp_local-news_nova-poverty-230pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.52af1737a063

Poor NOVA-a cash cow for the state and it gets squat back. Now loses SALT. But I guess nothing is enough for the WP until FX County buys single family homes in Mclean and Vienna for illegals.

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Anonymous wrote:"And according to NBC's own analysis, the House tax plan that passed two weeks ago could save Trump and his family more than $1 billion."

The potential benefits not just to the president but to some Cabinet members is an underreported aspect of this plan.

Get on this journalists!

+1. I know more than a few read this forum daily.

Anonymous wrote:The President gives lawmakers cover for the expedited passage of this tax bill by distracting us with his Tweets. Of course it will benefit his business and fortune, as it will result in the very wealthiest of the investor class paying a maximum tax rate of 20% on their fortunes, and no estate tax at all. A small business startup owned by a good friend in California, trying to create white-collar jobs for professionals, is going to get crushed out of its nascent existence by this tax bill. Devastating for most Americans for who will pay the ultimate price in either higher taxes, dropping home values, or extinguished municipal and social services.

Explain this CA business please. The Senate has the estate tax but doubled the exemption. Sadly I doubt cities and counties will lower taxes. Perhaps some projects will no longer be done. Medicare premiums might go up for those of us who actually pay in when enrolled while CA and other states use fed money for illegals at the commun ity clinics.

And medicare will continue to subsidize granny from another country.

The President gives lawmakers cover for the expedited passage of this tax bill by distracting us with his Tweets. Of course it will benefit his business and fortune, as it will result in the very wealthiest of the investor class paying a maximum tax rate of 20% on their fortunes, and no estate tax at all. A small business startup owned by a good friend in California, trying to create white-collar jobs for professionals, is going to get crushed out of its nascent existence by this tax bill. Devastating for most Americans for who will pay the ultimate price in either higher taxes, dropping home values, or extinguished municipal and social services.

Anonymous wrote:"And according to NBC's own analysis, the House tax plan that passed two weeks ago could save Trump and his family more than $1 billion."

The potential benefits not just to the president but to some Cabinet members is an underreported aspect of this plan.

Seriously. But that won't matter to Trump supporters.

Anonymous wrote:Here's the flip side of the argument....an open letter from 137 economists, praising what the bill will do for the economy and describing the competitive advantage we have lost over previous administrations' unwillingness to bring about tax reform (for the past 30 years):

I'm actually surprised CNBC was willing to print this.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/29/137-economists-support-gop-tax-reform-bill-in-open-letter-commentary.html

I think it’s generous to call Liberty University students “economists”. But, whatever.

Anonymous wrote:"And according to NBC's own analysis, the House tax plan that passed two weeks ago could save Trump and his family more than $1 billion."

The potential benefits not just to the president but to some Cabinet members is an underreported aspect of this plan.

Get on this journalists!

This Trump apologist doesn't like the tax bill either.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-are-republicans-raising-taxes-on-millions-of-americans/2017/11/28/2bf39a50-d474-11e7-95bf-df7c19270879_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop&utm_term=.da91976b69a9