Tax Bill Delayed As GOP Divisions On Eliminating Tax Breaks Persist

[Dulcinea]

House Republicans announced late Tuesday that they would delay by one day the release of their long-awaited tax cut bill that GOP leaders have promised will be the most extensive overhaul of the tax code in a generation, as members clashed over curtailing popular tax breaks to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts for individuals and corporations.

The bill was supposed to be unveiled on Wednesday, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, announced in a statement, "In consultation with President Trump and our leadership team, we have decided to release the bill text on Thursday."

Republicans have promised that their legislation will slash taxes for businesses and individuals, simplify the complicated tax code and spur major economic growth. President Trump called on Congress to finalize the bill by Christmas.

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/31/561258302/tax-bill-delayed-as-gop-divisions-on-eliminating-tax-breaks-persist

[SHRED]

1. It's a mess

[Skittles]

4. I hope they all end up back-stabbing each other

seriously, fuck them all

[unblock]

2. i'm both flabbergasted and grateful for the deep divisions within the republican party

it's just about the only thing saving us.

[Dulcinea]

3. In other words, they don't have the votes.

The gang that couldn't shoot straight.