Hey, Democrats: It's okay to like tax cuts

Remember when Obama wanted to do it?

Sen. Bernie Sanders and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Yuri Gripas)

Just because President Trump supports an idea doesn't necessarily mean it's terrible.

This is a problem for Democrats. They hate the tax framework devised by the Trump White House and GOP congressional leaders. They have slammed the blueprint for giving massive tax breaks to rich Americans and highly profitable corporations. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi even used the #NotOnePenny hashtag in a tweet attacking the plan. That group wants politicians to pledge opposition to "any effort to cut taxes for the wealthy and well-connected. Not one penny in tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and wealthy corporations."

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James Pethokoukis

James Pethokoukis is the DeWitt Wallace Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he runs the AEIdeas blog. He has also written for The New York Times, National Review, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and other places.