The Politico headline:Trump to seize populist mantle for pitching messy tax overhaul, says so much. Trump is a huckster, pure and simple, and his tax proposals are just plain lies. It's a myth that corporate tax cuts mean more jobs - NYT (subscription) Among the tax "breaks" He proposes to cut are electric vehicle deductions and historic preservation. Among the taxes he wants cut are inheritance and top tax brackets. The corporate tax cut is a farce. As the NYT article points out, of the 92 companies that got the biggest tax breaks, employment went down by 1% (483,000+ jobs) and shareholder value/executive pay went up. Profits? Zilch. Investment? Negligible. It is nothing but a scam. Who will benefit most? Guess who? Trump

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Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich