Las Vegas Review Journal: GOP Unveils Tax-Reform Bill That Faces Political Hurdles

Alan Essig, executive director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, rejected GOP claims that the bill would help the middle class.

“The starting point for tax reform has always been to drastically cut corporate taxes with the promise that benefits would trickle down to the working poor. … The core of this tax overhaul is a bulky tax cut for businesses,” Essig said. Read more