Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households

Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households

Some Republicans want to use revenue collected from higher duties on foreign goods to finance tax cuts. Economists say such a shift could widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households

Trump’s Proposed Tax Cuts and Increased Tariffs Could Hurt Poorer Households

Some Republicans want to use revenue collected from higher duties on foreign goods to finance tax cuts. Economists say such a shift could widen the gap between the rich and the poor.
Once a G.O.P. Rallying Cry, Debt and Deficits Fall From the Party’s Platform

Once a G.O.P. Rallying Cry, Debt and Deficits Fall From the Party’s Platform

Fiscal hawks are lamenting the transformation of the party that claimed to prize fiscal restraint and are warning of dire economic consequences.