Republican Leader Paul Ryan’s Tax Plan is a Massive Handout to the Richest One Percent
Paul Ryan (WI), Republican Speaker of the House, has lately fashioned himself as a crusader for the poor, apologizing for saying those on government assistance are “takers” and rolling out policy planks that he says offer “a new direction.” But the tax plan that he unveiled in June would give so much to the richest Americans that barely anything would be left over for the poorest.
According to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, after a decade of being in place Ryan’s tax plan would hand 99.6 percent… Read more…
