Posted on 12/23/2017 8:01:42 PM PST by vladimir998
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA Ask someone like Sam Banks about the tax plan President Donald Trump signed into law Friday, and you hear something other than the effusive joy Republicans in Congress put on display this week.
The $1.5 trillion plan cuts taxes broadly while bestowing its richest benefits on companies and wealthy individuals. It is the first major legislative achievement for a president who rode to the White House with the full-throated backing of people like Banks who felt America's economic policies needed a drastic overhaul.
Yet Banks, a 50-year-old farmer in sparsely populated southwestern Iowa, regards the tax plan with a blend of indifference and uncertainty tinged with hope.
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The new corporate tax rate may make the difference in survival for the company I work for. The Obozo years hit them pretty hard.
“The new corporate tax rate may make the difference in survival for the company I work for. The Obozo years hit them pretty hard.”
I hope your company has a great 2018! I’m hoping (and praying!) that my company has a great year too. We need it.
Thanks. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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