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Another great piece from @paulkrugman explaining exactly why the @GOP #TaxScam will never trickle down.
https://t.co/J31ZmvQyDT
But those tax cuts were for job creators, right?
h/t @fightfor15 https://t.co/5WPH5gKW2K
