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Last Checked Feb. 13, 2023

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

@jonathanchait I'm not sure. I think taxes on the rich would actually be lower today if they'd done the grand bargain with Obama. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023

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I mean, it's not "weird" it's the core principle of their party (they would bathe every child in America in cross-sex hormones if they thought that would help pass a regressive tax cut) but it's the relevant context. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023

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@jonathanchait Because the size of the Trump tax cuts was limited by Corker/Toomey/Collins deficit concerns. If a grand bargain with Obama had reduced projected SS/Medicare spending, they could have done a much larger version of TCJA. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 9, 2023

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