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Trump's tax plan would weaken faith in fairness of US tax system

  • Written by Gil B. Manzon Jr., Associate Professor of Accounting, Boston College
imageTrump unveiled his tax cut in Indianapolis.AP Photo/Michael Conroy

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders just released a plan to significantly change the taxation of individuals and businesses in what would be the biggest overhaul of the tax code in decades.

Among its many elements is a proposal to change the way the government taxes so-called...

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