Re How America's Vision of Progressive Tax Reform Died

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

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> From: Reese <ip () reeza com>
> Date: October 1, 2017 at 10:17:07 AM EDT
> To: dave () farber net, "ip" <ip () listbox com>
> Subject: Re: [IP] How America's Vision of Progressive Tax Reform Died
>
> Prof. Farber, for IP if you wish.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > > From: [Dewayne Hendricks, but it could have been anyone, it doesn't matter]
> > > Date: September 28, 2017 at 5:59:47 PM EDT
> > >
> > > How America's Vision of Progressive Tax Reform Died 
> > > Only by reclaiming an earlier ideal will Congress be able to counteract the influence of corporations and the 
> > > affluent.
> > > By JULIAN E. ZELIZER
> > > Sep 28 2017
> > > < https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/how-a-vision-of-progressive-tax-reform-died/541380/ >
> > >
> > > After his losing effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump is now moving on to “tax 
> > > reform.”
>
> <snip>
>
> Note the date.
>
> Now note the date, on this one:
>
> > < 
> > https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/07/28/after-healthcare-fail-gop-moves-on-to-tax-reform-heres-what-they-propose/
> >  >
> > Jul 28, 2017 @ 06:35 AM
> > After Healthcare Fail, GOP Moves On To Tax Reform: Here's What They Propose
>
> There have now been two major repeal & replace ACA failures during Trump's administration, Congress has moved on to 
> tax reform. Twice. Astute readers will remember that between January 2011 and March 2014, Republicans voted for an 
> outright repeal of the ACE not once, not twice, not three, but more than fifty times.
>
> With a pattern beginning to emerge on a full R&R and not just the first R part, there is every reason to suspect that 
> the repeal & replace zombie will be rattling around the halls of Congress again in a few short months. 
>
> There's a lot can be said about what the Trump administration is getting wrong viz Russia, the EPA, the NFL vs Puerto 
> Rico, etc., but every session of Congress since the 112th deserves proper recognition too.
>
> Reese



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