The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate - RootsAction

Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?

This is a companion piece to Lever Time’s new audio miniseries TAX REVOLT — listen and subscribe now.“I am a gay woman who is moderately pro-choice — I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal,” the right-wing impresario Bari Weiss told a Federalist Society gathering in 2023. “And that’s OK. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”The assembled conservatives guffawed at hear…

The GOP’s Tax Revolt May Be Unraveling

Tax cuts for the rich have been the glue holding the American right together for decades. But as Republican voters’ skepticism of this strategy grows, some GOP lawmakers are considering the unthinkable: proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House on April 23, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) “I am a gay woman who is moderately pro-choice — I …

The Republican anti-tax coalition is beginning to disintegrate - RootsAction

For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided