By Richard V. Reeves
Richard Reeves, senior fellow in Economic Studies, discusses the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the political machinery behind it. Reeves is critical of the bill, which he says benefits the wealthy while doing little for the middle class.
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