Trump, Social Security and tax cut

President Trump should combine extending tax cuts with fixing Social Security
President Trump has linked two budget items, and that may be a good idea. Trump wants to extend his 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provide some other tax breaks, and we need to fix Social Security. The link between tax cuts and Social Security exists because one of Trump’s new tax-cutting proposals would exempt Social Security benefits from taxation under the federal income tax.
US Senate Passes Republican Border Security Bill Without Trump Tax Cuts
Trump this week came down firmly in favor of House Republicans' plan for a single sweeping bill, which includes extending $4.5 trillion in tax cuts. House Republicans have a narrow and fractious 218-215 majority, which will make passing that bill difficult.
Social Security Announces Changes After Trump Executive Order
The Social Security Administration has announced that it is terminating a research program that focuses on retirement and disability policies. Acting Commissioner Lee Dudek made the announcement in a press release saying that it is an action that supports President Donald Trump's executive order "Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.
Will President Donald Trump Renege on His Social Security Promise With House Republicans Seeking $2 Trillion in Cuts to Mandatory Spending?
The House GOP wants to cut up to $2 trillion in mandatory spending from the federal budget over the next 10 years -- is Social Security on the chopping block?
Medicaid Faces $880 Billion Cuts — But Trump Says Social Security Is Safe
Big changes could be coming for government benefits. House Republicans just unveiled a budget plan that includes massive spending cuts—$880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Social Security?
Nearly All Republicans Vote Against Conditioning Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
An overwhelming majority of Republican Senators voted against Democratic amendments concerned with tax breaks for the wealthy ...
Businesses Are Betting on a Tax Cut Extension
The federal budget debate has big implications for the economy. Despite questions about the math, investors expect an ...
Senate Budget Vote Leaves Hurdles for Trump Tax Cuts, Debt Limit
The budget plan the Senate passed before dawn on Friday leaves large hurdles for President Donald Trump’s tax cut agenda and ...
Congress ignores looming shutdown to focus on tax cuts, agency layoffs
Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...
Trading Off Health Care For Unnecessary Supply Side Tax Cuts
Cuts to vital programs for many seniors like Medicaid and SNAP are in the same bill in the House of Representatives as tax ...
US Senate Republicans push border security bill, leaving tax cuts for later
The U.S. Senate wrangled long into the early hours of Friday morning on a Republican bill to advance President Donald Trump's ...
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House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid to Pay for Expanded Tax Cuts for Wealthy
In a party line vote, the Republican-controlled House Budget Committee advanced their budget resolution to move forward ...
Corporate Tax Cuts Should Be Made With A Scalpel, Not A Sledgehammer
A targeted approach to tax policy—cutting specific provisions while retaining those critical to economic growth—is the only ...
Virginia lawmakers propose budget deal for tax cuts and pay boosts
Budget conferees from the Senate and House of Delegates have offered a deal that scraps some proposals from Gov. Glenn ...
GOP Split on Medicaid Imperils Trump’s Tax-Cut Plans
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy ...