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GOP tax plan doubles down on policies that are crushing the middle class

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
imageA big part of that check is being drawn from middle-class accounts.AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

The U.S. middle class has always had a special mystique.

It is the heart of the American dream. A decent income and home, doing better than one’s parents, and retiring in comfort are all hallmarks of a middle-class lifestyle.

Contrary to what some may...

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