After denying it for months, Goldman Sachs alumnus cum Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is finally admitting that their proposed tax reform will give tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and–horror of horrors, threat of all threats–“a failure to pass such legislation could meaningfully hurt stocks”. (Look Steve, stocks are due for a thumping, no matter what you self-proclaimed wizards push through). In a recent interview on the “Politico Money” podcast, he also offered an “absolute guarantee” that Trump will sign a tax bill before year’s end…
Bernie Sanders calls out millions of dollars in campaign contributions from the second richest family in America–the Kochs–in exchange for passing a budget that cuts the Kochs’ taxes by over one trillion dollars. Here is a direct video link.
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