We meant to do that.

The high-speed race to produce a Republican tax cut for corporations and the wealthy is almost certain to come with another round of massive cuts for the same groups.

With Republicans in Congress on the verge of a vote on the biggest tax overhaul in decades, tax scholars are concerned that parts of the hastily-crafted bill could create opportunities for wealthy taxpayers to exploit loopholes and game the US tax system—and add on to the growing deficit.

The slapdash construction of the Republican plan, with multiple kickbacks, hurried revisions, overnight rewards inserted to nail down votes, and chunks of the bill actually scribbled in the margins, has tax lawyers slavering over the expected ease of finding new ways to hide money. During the campaign, Donald Trump was very proud of the fact that he used loopholes to avoid paying not just some taxes, but any taxes for year, after year, after year.

“And I said, 'Well, that would make me smart,' because tax is a big payment. But a lot of people say, 'That's the kind of thinking that I want running this nation.'”

The way Trump explained it, it was his patriotic duty, as a smart American, to grab for every loophole, dodge, and just plain cheat he can find—that’s just being a “good businessman.” He also explained that only a Grade-A tax cheat, such as himself, could “fix” the system. But what he didn’t explain was how he meant to fix it.

The people most likely to exploit any new loopholes are those who have access to savvy advice—namely, corporations and taxpayers with relatively high incomes, not poor Americans.

The new tax plan not only gives 83 percent of its benefits to the top 1 percent, it leaves a whole new set of loopholes for them to exploit.

The GOP Tax Scam can STILL BE DEFEATED. Pick up the phone, and call your House & Senate members AGAIN at (202) 224-3121. Tell them to vote NO.