How Trump’s tax plan could exacerbate inequality
Clip: 4/26/2017 | 5m 51s
Trump's tax reform calls for eliminating the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax.
President Trump's tax reform blueprint calls for eliminating the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax, cutting all itemized deductions except for mortgage interest and charitable giving, and getting rid of taxes on the first $24,000 if a couple's earnings. How does that affect tax revenue? William Brangham gets reaction from Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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How Trump’s tax plan could exacerbate inequality
Clip: 4/26/2017 | 5m 51s
President Trump's tax reform blueprint calls for eliminating the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax, cutting all itemized deductions except for mortgage interest and charitable giving, and getting rid of taxes on the first $24,000 if a couple's earnings. How does that affect tax revenue? William Brangham gets reaction from Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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