Putting Blue in the Red

“Republicans’ tax-rewrite plans are riddled with bugs, loopholes and other potential problems that could plague lawmakers long after their legislation is signed into law … some of the provisions could be easily gamed … others would have unintended results … some provisions are so vaguely written they leave experts scratching their heads.” And this is a law that they hope will be in place by January 1st. Politico: “The more you read, the more you go, ‘Holy crap, what’s this?'” (In 2017, that wouldn’t be a bad tagline for NextDraft…)

+ NYT: Among the Tax Bill’s Biggest Losers: High-Income, Blue State Taxpayers.

+ Bloomberg: How the GOP Tax Bill Whacks Liberal Tenets.