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Here are some facts to digest concerning the dumbest political campaign in the history of our Republic. This is Donald Trump's tax cut plan. There are currently five different federal tax brackets — the highest, 39.6 percent. Trump has proposed three brackets with the maximum rate being 25 percent. This would have reduced federal revenues $10 trillion over 10 years. He "revised" this, recently, to 33 percent, only costing us $3 trillion. I guess the "Make America Great Again" slogan doesn't refer to the ‘50s when the top rate fluctuated between 91 and 92 percent.

Trump also proposes the repeal of the estate tax (the infamous "death tax") which is currently paid by only 0.6 percent of Americans (less than 1 percent). According to The Hill, based on a $17.7 billion estate, this will someday save the downtrodden Trump children $7.1 billion. For the "But it's not fair to tax twice" crowd, check the 1040 on your Social Security — yep, twice!

A revenue loss this large can only be made up with spending cuts to defense, Social Security, Medicare, by ending mortgage deductions, and/or expanding the deficit. The mega-rich again reap the benefits, so maybe we should all keep our eye on the facts rather than the sideshow. Just sayin'.

Bob Schwarz

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