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'Voodoo economics' makes a comeback in Republican tax plan enriching the rich

  • Written by Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts Boston
imageVoodoo doll or an illustration of the Republican tax plan on income inequality?Rainer Fuhrmann/Shutterstock.com

Republicans in Congress recently released more details of their tax plan, which they say would boost economic growth and lower the burden on middle-income households. They hope to pass a bill into law by Christmas.

The reality is that the...

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