Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare.

Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare.

This op-ed originally appeared in OtherWords The new tax law President Trump and congressional Republicans passed this summer drastically reduces taxes on the wealthiest, slashes essential spending, and adds over $4 trillion to the deficit over a decade. The law weakens health care and food assistance more than any legislation in history. Combined with tax cuts that give a whopping $1 trillion to the richest 1 percent, no law has ever done so mu…

Trump’s Tax Law Clobbers State Budgets. Now’s the Time to Prepare. - OtherWords

With Trump and the GOP slashing essential services to enrich the wealthy, states and cities need to get creative in taking care of the rest of us.