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To: DoodleDawg
How many votes will Trump save by raising the rate to 22% as opposed to how many will he lose by moving it from 20%?

I don't think he has to worry about votes at this point. The GOP is committed. Both bills have passed both house houses. For individual congressmen and senators to vote against the reconciliation bill now because their precious corporate rate of 20% was not achieve would be the height of hypocrisy and political suicide. Trump most certainly knows this.

Trump got them to commit - and now he is negotiating again. I assume that is the way he operates, because it certainly was the way he operated in business.

22 posted on 12/03/2017 5:32:37 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: SkyPilot
Both bills have passed both house houses.

Different bills have passed both houses. They need to be reconciled, and a 22% corporate tax may be a deal breaker for some while a 20% rate may be a deal breaker for others.

For individual congressmen and senators to vote against the reconciliation bill now because their precious corporate rate of 20% was not achieve would be the height of hypocrisy and political suicide.

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

Trump got them to commit - and now he is negotiating again.

Trump isn't negotiating here, the House and Senate are. Trump will sign what they send him. And if that contains a 22% rate or higher or lower then his name will be on it.

35 posted on 12/03/2017 5:49:47 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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