Budget Brief
Republican Plans to Cut Taxes Now, Cut Programs Later Would Shortchange Infrastructure Investments
November 8, 2017
Budget Briefs: The Republican Two-Step Fiscal Agenda
Congressional Republicans this fall are poised to launch step one of a likely two-step tax and budget agenda: enacting costly tax cuts now that are heavily skewed toward wealthy households and profitable corporations, then paying for them later through program cuts mostly affecting low- and middle-income families.
Read our series of briefs on the Republican two-step fiscal agenda: