Vol L Issue 5

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Here at Jan-Carl Resurrecion, Tommy Gerity, St. Vincent, Chance the Rapper, Vine, the paper, we encourage creativity and uniqueness, spark dialogue and discussion, and foster Estrellita Poblana III, finality, McGinley cats, editors of The Ram leaving a community where students are free to fully express themselves. their trash just everywhere, hot chocolate, Patrick Rothfuss, boundless wonder, minimalism, IKEA bookshelves, a dusty record player, and you. december 6, 2017 the paper page 3 Senate Republicans Vote on Major Tax Code Overhaul By Christian Decker Like reverse Robin Hoods, they steal from the poor to help the rich Staff Tax Collector middle class, but rather a plan for Con- than they did before the cuts. Accord- the bill will pass the Senate as well and Over the last month, the United gressional Republicans and the Presi- ing to Politifact the bill disproportion- quickly be signed in. States and the world have been rocked dent to enrich themselves and their ately benefits the rich way more so One advantage that the Republicans by various events and tragedies. From friends. The proposed cuts in taxes than middle to lower income families. have with this tax bill that they didn’t terrorist attacks, to sexual assault al- would cause families making $40,000 The top 1 percent would see 2.4 per- have on health care is the support of legations, insults to Native Americans, to $50,000 to pay $5.3 billion more cent increase in their income and the Senator John “I Can’t Decide Which and pedophiles being frontrunners in dollars combined by 2027, according upper class a 1.9 percent increase, ac- Side I’m On” McCain. Senator McCain Senate races, it’s kind of hard to keep cording to Politi- was one of the decisive votes that track of the shitstorm that flies at us. fact. ended the GOP’s attempt to repeal and However, one event has gone under the Politifact goes replace the Affordable Care Act. Now radar for many people: the upcoming on to say that McCain has changed his tune and has vote on the new Republican tax plan. these tax cuts thrown his hat with other Republicans President “I’m a dickhead even by my could make the on the tax bill. McCain is quoted by the own standards” Trump has called this Trump family Associated Press as saying, “It’s clear new tax plan “the largest tax cuts pro- millions of dol- this bill’s net effect on our economy posed in years, maybe ever”. lars. Although would be positive…This is not a per- The bill would introduce a whopping the President fect bill, but it is one that would deliver $1.5 trillion dollars in comprehensive has not re- much-needed reform to our tax code, tax cuts according to the New York leased his tax grow the economy, and help Ameri- Times. The Times reports that many returns, “an cans keep more of their hard-earned of these cuts are “straight out of a Re- independent money.” While admitting that the bill publican playbook”, with tax cuts for analysis… isn’t the best piece of legislation con- the wealthiest Americans in the hopes worked with jured up, he has agreed to support a that it will “trickle-down” to the poor- leaked tax re- long sought after Republican goal of est of Americans. This was of course turns from tax reform. With McCain on board, it’s popularized by President Ronald “Wall to the New York Times. In contrast, by 2005… suggest that President Donald possible that he could push other mod- Breaker” Reagan during the 1980s in 2027 people making over $1 million Trump stands to benefit in the short erate Republicans to vote for the bill the economic plan that has come to be will see a tax cut of over $5.8 million. term by somewhere in the low tens of and help bolster Republican support known as “Reaganomics.” Aside from According to a survey of thirty-eight thousands of dollars.” The New York despite obstruction from Senate and the typical tax cuts, there is a removal economists asked about the tax plan, Times estimates that the Trump fam- House Democrats. of a ban of church activism and a bill only one said that it would create sig- ily could gain up to $42 million in tax The bill is still far away from passing that introduces new rights for fetuses. nificant economic growth. All of the reductions, while NBC suggests that with the moderate Republicans still on With such a large plan that includes economists surveyed said that this $22.5 million is a more likely estimate. the fence. According to CNN, if Sena- so much tax revenue cut from the gov- new tax plan would add to the already If the estate tax is removed, as per the tor McConnell loses 3 votes, the bill ernment, it is concerning that programs terrifying above $20 trillion national House bill, the Trump family could see dies then and there. It is also possible will be beginning to get cut as a result of debt that is still ever increasing, $1.08 a net $1.1 billion gains in savings. that Republicans who fear an increase insufficient funding. Ironically, this will trillion according to Politifact. This week, Republicans have began in the national debt might switch on most likely not effect defense spend- One of the key components of the pushing the bill with fervor in order to the party as well. Whatever the case it ing, as the Republicans introduced a bill is the lowering of the income tax for offset their several defeats in trying looks as if only time will tell if this re- bill to create $700 billion dollars of mili- both middle class and the upper class. to repeal and replace Obamacare. On form goes through or not. tary spending. The corporate tax rate goes down from Wednesday, “the bill cleared a proce- The majority of economists have 35 percent to a whopping 20 percent dural hurdle on a 52-48 vote”, accord- agreed that the tax plan might just be income tax.

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