Don't Believe the Democrat Attacks on Tax Reform. Here Are the Facts.

The Daily Signal
Nov. 29, 2017

Good morning from Washington, where some GOP senators are unsure about supporting tax reform. Mike Needham argues that it's a rare opportunity for change that Republicans need to take advantage of, and Kelsey Harkness has one small business owner's tax woes story. Are your tax dollars helping settle sexual harassment claims on Capitol Hill? Kevin Mooney has details. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Fred Lucas on the horrifying threats made to the Federal Communications Commission's Ajit Pai.

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Don't Believe the Democrat Attacks on Tax Reform. Here Are the Facts.

Although Democrats portray the tax reform bill as an all-out assault on the American middle class, tax reform is vital to growing our economy and empowering innovators.

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The Secretive, Taxpayer-Financed Settlement Fund Used by Lawmakers Accused of Sexual Harassment

Staffers who are the targets of unwanted sexual advances on Capitol Hill should not have to endure a lengthy mediation process and pay the legal bills as lawmakers secretly draw on a mysterious slush fund to settle the accusations against them, an advocate says.

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This Obama-Created Agency's Power Shows the Danger of the Deep State

This agency is operating as if a single agency can be created, dropped into the executive branch, imbued with an extraordinary power over Americans' lives, and remain entirely immune from the democratic will of the people and their elected leaders.

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After Months of Inaction, Senate Republicans Must Seize Chance to Pass Tax Reform

Republicans have had unified control of the federal government—the House, Senate, and White House—for only seven years since the 1930s. To say this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity is an understatement.

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Dumping Net Neutrality Is 'Opposite of Authoritarianism,' FCC Chief Says Amid Death Threats

"Save internet and f--k this Ajit guy. He's from India, deport that a--hole. We will take care of him when he's back," writes one person.

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This Owner of a Personal Training Business Is Ready for Tax Reform

Years after Noah Alldredge started his business, he found out about an obscure tax he owed—and nearly had to close his business.

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Commentary

Why Eliminating Obamacare's Individual Mandate Should Be Part of Tax Reform

Obamacare's individual mandate survived the Supreme Court's 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act solely because the court interpreted the insurance requirement as a "tax."

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Black Kids Are Trapped in Failing Schools

Baltimore's black students receive diplomas that attest that they can function at a 12th-grade level when in fact they may not be able to do so at a seventh- or eighth-grade level.

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