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Good news if you’re a rich, jobless heir; bad news if you’re a middle-scale earner: the U.S. House of Representatives just passed the sweeping tax code rewrite that was pushed very hard by President Trump. The proposed bill would slash $1.5 trillion, of which $1 trillion will benefit corporations and businesses.  This is just one hurdle, […]

The House just passed Donald Trump’s tax code that primarily benefits the rich

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BY Cale Guthrie Weissman

Good news if you’re a rich, jobless heir; bad news if you’re a middle-scale earner: the U.S. House of Representatives just passed the sweeping tax code rewrite that was pushed very hard by President Trump. The proposed bill would slash $1.5 trillion, of which $1 trillion will benefit corporations and businesses

This is just one hurdle, of course. The Senate needs to pass its own version of the bill and then a final draft must be passed by both legislatures. All the same, this is a huge win for Trump and the Republican party.

You can read Fast Company writer Ben Schiller’s analysis of the bill here.

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Cale is a Brooklyn-based reporter. He writes about many things. More


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