is dangerous and counterproductive. Mulvaney has already expressed his belief that default is no biggie and there are enough whacko's in Congress to call the bluff, quite willing to jump into the abyss.
Our best bet is get the salient information out to the public in clear, simple language. The Republicans will pretend this is a mega-deal for the middle class by doubling the standard deduction from $12,700 to $24,000. What they don't want you looking at are the personal exemption eliminations as in state taxes, mortgage interest, etc., etc. Depending on your family size and situation, you'll be lucky to break even, let alone get a tax break. And even if you do, that $1100+ savings for the family of four making $59,000 is hardly a windfall, laughably short for the promised kitchen remodel or car purchase.
So, we need to dig, dig, dig. Come up with those practical, understandable examples of how this 'tax reform' is nothing more than a tax cut for the rich, something it was always meant to be. And zero in on how the plan will impact the debt and deficit, those gnarly issues that Republicans traditionally freak over during a Democratic Administration.
As HRC stated quite clearly: Democrats always end up cleaning up after the Republicans blow a black hole in the economy.
If passed, this would be one of those times.
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