{"id":7023,"date":"2017-12-21T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T19:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=7023"},"modified":"2017-12-21T16:44:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T21:44:08","slug":"gop-to-non-wealthy-americans-assume-the-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/gop-to-non-wealthy-americans-assume-the-position\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP to Non-Wealthy Americans: Assume the Position"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7024\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/gop-to-non-wealthy-americans-assume-the-position\/paul-ryan-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg?fit=320%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paul Ryan\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg?fit=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg?fit=320%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7024\" class=\"wp-image-7024 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan-230x300.jpg?resize=230%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Paul-Ryan.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI). So proud of himself.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/policy-and-politics\/2017\/12\/14\/16773202\/republican-tax-bill-reform-cuts-conference-committee-senate-house\">tax bill they are crowing about<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Raises taxes on middle-income filers in the end<\/strong>.\u00a0 The modest cuts in the first year or so phase out and by the time we approach the end of the ten-year window, some of us in the middle are actually paying higher\u00a0rates than we are\u00a0paying right now under current law.\u00a0 And it&#8217;s done in order to fund the permanent tax cuts designed to comfort the already-comfortable.\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.businessinsider.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/tax-policy-center-analysis-of-final-trump-gop-tax-reform-bill-2017-12\">Tax Policy Center analysis of winners, losers from Trump, GOP tax reform bill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=money.cnn.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/money.cnn.com\/2017\/12\/13\/news\/economy\/trump-middle-class-tax-cut\/index.html\">Why Trump&#8217;s &#8216;giant&#8217; middle class tax cut is less than advertised<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.crfb.org\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crfb.org\/blogs\/how-much-will-trumps-tax-plan-cost\">How Much Will Trump&#8217;s Tax Plan Cost? | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/the-trump-tax-cuts-just-got-even-more-skewed-to-the-rich.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">The Trump Tax Cuts Just Got Even More Skewed to the Rich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonpost.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/a-win-for-the-wealthy-the-entitled-and-the-irresponsible\/2017\/12\/20\/d9e617cc-e1c7-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html?utm_term=.94b35f4f401d&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;wpmm=1\">The Trump tax bill is a win for the wealthy, entitled and irresponsible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.nytimes.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2017\/09\/29\/us\/politics\/trump-tax-plan-analysis.html\">Under the House G.O.P. Plan, Tax Cuts Shrink Over Time for Everyone but the Richest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/11\/new-gop-tax-cut-plan-raises-taxes-on-almost-everyone-by-2027.html\">New GOP Tax-Cut Plan Raises Taxes on Almost Everyone by 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gives Donald J Trump and his family an enormous tax cut<\/strong>.\u00a0 He won&#8217;t show us his tax returns, but everyone who has looked at the details understands that the provisions of the bill are very kind to people whose businesses are structured like his.\u00a0 He&#8217;s filling his pockets at our expense and straight-up lying about it.\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonpost.com\" \/><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/politics\/wp\/2017\/12\/19\/trump-may-be-about-to-get-a-big-tax-cut-heres-why-we-still-dont-know-how-big\/?utm_term=.d436fbdeb38c\">Trump may be about to get a big tax cut. Here\u2019s why we still don\u2019t know how big.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.washingtonpost.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/plum-line\/wp\/2017\/12\/20\/in-another-country-we-would-call-this-corruption\/?utm_term=.62efc78d2d1a&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;wpmm=1\">In another country, we would call this \u2018corruption\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/how-the-trump-tax-cuts-solved-democrats-campaign-problem.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">How the Trump Tax Cuts Solved Democrats\u2019 Campaign Problem\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Removes a key underpinning of the ACA<\/strong>, expected to lead to loss of coverage for some 13 million Americans and premium increases of 10% or more on those who remain in the pool.\u00a0 (Remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_spiral_(insurance)\">&#8220;death spiral&#8221;<\/a>?\u00a0 This is exactly the kind of hare-brained move likely to make it happen.)\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=chicago.suntimes.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/news\/gop-tax-bill-poised-to-be-sent-to-trump-on-wednesday-vote-reaction\/\">Trump brags: GOP tax bill &#8216;essentially repealed Obamacare&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/trump-boasts-hes-repealed-obamacare-doesnt-understand-law.html\">Trump Boasts He\u2019s Repealed Obamacare, Doesn\u2019t Understand Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div><strong>Was done in such a hurry and so sloppily<\/strong> that no one knows what all crazy things are going to crawl out of it over time.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/trumps-tax-cuts-might-jack-up-deficit-more-than-you-expect.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">Trump\u2019s Tax Cuts Might Jack Up Deficit More Than You Expect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.usatoday.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2017\/12\/02\/handwriting-wall-and-page-senate-passes-tax-bill\/915957001\/\">In rush to finish, Senate passes tax bill with handwritten provisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.businessinsider.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/gop-senate-tax-reform-bill-final-version-text-trump-2017-12\">GOP Senate tax reform bill final version has hand-written notes &#8211; Business Insider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.nytimes.com\" \/><a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/13\/opinion\/scam-i-am-why-is-the-gop-rushing-this-tax-abomination.html?_r=0\">Scam I Am: Why Is the G.O.P. Rushing This Tax Abomination? &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Does not simplify the tax code<\/strong> as they promised, but actually adds loopholes to benefit &#8230; guess who.\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.cnbc.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/12\/20\/dozens-of-lawmakers-to-reap-tax-windfall-from-last-minute-gop-loophole.html\">Dozens of lawmakers to reap tax windfall from a GOP loophole<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/the-gop-didnt-reform-the-tax-code-they-never-wanted-to.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">The GOP Didn\u2019t Reform the Tax Code. They Never Wanted To.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/11\/the-republican-plan-is-the-opposite-of-tax-reform.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">The Republican Plan Is the Opposite of Tax Reform<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>By knowingly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2017\/11\/30\/senate-gop-tax-bill-would-add-1-trillion-debt-new-congressional-analysis-shows\/909409001\/\">adding about $1 trillion to the debt<\/a>, sets the stage for yet another reprise of their signature move: Cutting safety net programs<\/strong> on the grounds that we can&#8217;t afford them, because &#8230; the deficit!\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=nymag.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/nymag.com\/daily\/intelligencer\/2017\/12\/congress-will-not-renew-chip-this-year.html?utm_source=nym&amp;utm_medium=f1&amp;utm_campaign=feed-part\">Congress Will Not Renew CHIP This Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=thinkprogress.org\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/paul-ryan-tax-cuts-medicare-medicaid-f87d810ad5b9\/\">Paul Ryan admits the GOP will gut Medicare and Medicaid to pay for tax cuts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.theatlantic.com\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2017\/12\/the-long-game-of-republican-economics\/547721\/?utm_source=feed\">The Long Game of Republican Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is anyone surprised at this result?\u00a0 I guess I&#8217;m surprised they&#8217;re being quite this brazen.\u00a0 But we knew who they were and what they were about when we put them in power.\u00a0 One can only hope that enough of us are now paying attention that they will have to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/daily-202\/2017\/12\/21\/daily-202-10-reasons-democrats-think-the-tax-bill-will-be-a-political-loser-for-trump-s-gop-in-the-midterms\/5a3b0db430fb0469e883fd41\/?undefined=&amp;utm_term=.da9a167c7786&amp;wpisrc=nl_most&amp;wpmm=1\">pay a price for their behavior<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/gop-to-non-wealthy-americans-assume-the-position\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 7023,  \"nonce\": \"45a7bca152\", \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"NTD Officers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=475&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"2022 Election\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=11490&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"GOP to Non-Wealthy Americans: Assume the Position\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tax bill they are crowing about&#8230; 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