Nov. 27, 2017 — The Republicans, it is said, absolutely must pass a massive tax bill by Christmas, in order to have some major accomplishment to show for 2017, the first year in which they control all branches of government. Having apparently failed in their seven-year campaign to deprive some 20 million Americans of health insurance, they dare not fail in their Scrooge-like campaign to transfer billions of dollars to the ultra-rich.
To try to sell this turkey of a tax bill, Donald Trump recently sought to invoke the memory of Ronald Reagan and his tax reforms.