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Why GOP Tax Plan Can Help Put American Youths Back to Work

Republican lawmakers voted this week on their tax plan after reconciling differences between the Senate and House versions and met their Christmas deadline of turning it into law. During the ongoing debate over its merits, many have focused on the “winners” and “losers” in terms of who will have to...

3 Myths About the Poor That Republicans Cite to Slash Safety Net

Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety net to pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially expressing scorn for working class and low-income Americans. Sen. Chuck Grassley, for example, recently justified...

GOP Doesn't Care If You Like Its Tax Plan. Here's Why

Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...

GOP Doesn't Care If You Like Its Tax Plan. Here's Why

Congressional Republicans’ collective sigh of relief after passing tax legislation may seem confusing. Won’t voters hold them accountable in 2018 for passing such an historically unpopular bill? The answer is “no,” for several reasons. First, the bill’s unpopularity may be somewhat overstated. A lot of the disapproval expressed in surveys...

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