Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) – Page 5

Trump Tax Cuts Won’t Help the Economy Grow, Budget Office Finds

A larger debt and higher interest rates would cancel out the boost from keeping individual taxes lower, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found.

By Andrew Duehren

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Can Wall Street Billionaires Deliver on Trump’s Blue-Collar Promise?

The president-elect has named wealthy financiers for key economic positions, raising questions about how much they will follow through on promises to help the working class.

By Alan Rappeport and Ana Swanson

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Republicans Ponder: What if the Trump Tax Cuts Cost Nothing?

Some in the party are considering alternative ways of assessing the federal budget as they prepare to extend temporary tax cuts passed in 2017.

By Andrew Duehren

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Trump Promised Sweeping Economic Changes. Can Republicans Turn Them Into Law?

Republicans are juggling complex political and tactical questions as they plan their congressional agenda next year.

By Andrew Duehren and Catie Edmondson