Budgets

Trump and Ryan

The GOP Tax Bill Is Out—and Now We Know Why It Was Secret for So Long The GOP Tax Bill Is Out—and Now We Know Why It Was Secret for So Long

The wealthy and big corporations make out big-time.

Nov 2, 2017 / David Dayen

Donald Trump

Donald Trump Has a New Tax-Reform Idea, and It’s Very Bad Donald Trump Has a New Tax-Reform Idea, and It’s Very Bad

Millions would go without insurance to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.

Nov 1, 2017 / George Zornick

GDB Puerto Rico

Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico Meet the Legal Theorists Behind the Financial Takeover of Puerto Rico

Two lawyers argue that the feds should impose “dictatorships for democracy” on cities and government bodies in fiscal crisis.

Oct 30, 2017 / Simon Davis-Cohen

Paul Ryan at the Boeing Factory

The Great American Tax Heist The Great American Tax Heist

Corporate tax “repatriation” is just a cash grab at the expense of the middle class.

Oct 27, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

Donald Trump’s Art of the Comeback

Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Pass His Own Tax Plan Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme: Pass His Own Tax Plan

Trump and many members of his cabinet would reap billions if the GOP tax cuts become law. 

Oct 20, 2017 / George Zornick

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Senate Republicans Are Trying to Give the 1 Percent a $1.9 Trillion Tax Break Senate Republicans Are Trying to Give the 1 Percent a $1.9 Trillion Tax Break

Senators Bernie Sanders and Tammy Baldwin led the opposition with a pair of amendments that challenged a “horrible bill.”

Oct 20, 2017 / John Nichols

The GOP Tax Plan Fails the Children

The GOP Tax Plan Fails the Children The GOP Tax Plan Fails the Children

By not expanding the Child Tax Credit, Republicans have missed a chance to help every struggling American family.

Oct 20, 2017 / Bryce Covert

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell

What’s Even Scarier Than Donald Trump? What’s Even Scarier Than Donald Trump?

Take a look at the Senate budget.

Oct 18, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Pentagon

Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars for ‘Defense’ Are Really Going Here’s Where Your Tax Dollars for ‘Defense’ Are Really Going

The Pentagon’s spending is a scandal of epic proportions.

Oct 10, 2017 / William D. Hartung

Speaker Paul Ryan

The Republican Plan to Rob America The Republican Plan to Rob America

Massive tax cuts will starve public investment for years to come.

Oct 6, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

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