‘GOP Tax Scam 2.0’: Warnings as Trump pushes another round of tax cuts ahead of presidential election

AlterNet logoSparking warnings that the Republican Party is preparing another massive gift for the rich and corporations, the Washington Post reported Thursday that President Donald Trump is “agitating to announce a new tax cut proposal heading into the 2020 election.”

According to the Post, the tax cut discussions are being led by National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow, a “Wall Street cheerleader” and fervent believer in the discredited idea of trickle-down economics.

“The early-stage discussions reflect Trump’s desire to refocus the economic narrative amid some signs of a slowing economy,” the Post reported.

View the complete November 1 article by Jake Johnson from Common Dreams on the AlterNet website here.