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End-of-Year Tax Measure Would Give Deficit-Financed Tax Cuts to Wealthy Families and Corporations
December 12, 2018 • By ITEP Staff
Outgoing Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) today introduced legislation that includes $80 billion in tax cuts that are unpaid for and largely benefit the wealthy. The bill would, among its numerous provisions, expand retirement and education savings programs that offer very little value to low-income families, delay the Health Insurance Tax for an additional two years, and delay the Medical Device Tax for an additional five years.
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