Paul Krugman | Scam I Am: Why Is the GOP Rushing This Tax Abomination?

17 December 17 PM It's Live on the HomePage Now:  Reader Supported News IT’S BEEN A BAD DAY FOR DONATIONS - A few good donations is all it would take to turn a very poor day of fundraising into a good one. Who has the capacity to help out? In peace and solidarity. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Paul Krugman | Scam I Am: Why Is the GOP Rushing This Tax Abomination?    Paul Krugman, The New York Times  Krugman writes: "Today's Republicans are apparatchiks, who have spent their whole lives inside an intellectual bubble in which cutting taxes on corporations and the rich is always objective number 1."  READ MORE David Sirota | Tax Bill: John Cornyn Says Tax Cut Potentially Benefiting Bob Corker Was Part of Effort to Secure Votes for Passage  David Sirota, International Business Times  Sirota writes: "Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the majority whip, on Sunday said a provision that could personally enrich key Republican lawmakers was added to the final tax bill as part of an effort to 'cobble together the votes we needed to get this bill passed.'"  READ MORE Trump Labor Adviser's Plan for Cutting Federal Compensation, Potentially Even Paid Holidays  Joe Davidson, The Washington Post  Davidson writes: "The Trump administration's consideration of a wage freeze for federal employees is one piece of a renewed multi-front Republican push to shrink those workers' pay, benefits and workforce."  READ MORE How Blue States Might Save Obamacare's Markets  Rachana Pradhan, Politco  Pradhan writes: "The looming demise of Obamacare's individual mandate is spurring talks in a handful of blue states about enacting their own coverage requirements, as state officials and health care advocates fear repeal will roil their insurance markets."  READ MORE GOP Chairman McCall Worried by Evolving Russian Threat That's "Getting Worse by the Day"  Morgan Chalfant, The Hill  Excerpt: "'Russia is not going to stop their bad behavior unless there are consequences to it,' McCaul said."  READ MORE Bolivia Says Goodbye to Term Limits  Linda Farthing, NACLA  Farthing writes: "On November 28th, Bolivia's Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal ruled that all elected officials could run for office indefinitely, rather than for the two consecutive terms permitted under the 2009 Constitution."  READ MORE Celebrating the Biggest Conservation Wins of 2017  World Wildlife Fund  Excerpt: "As 2017 comes to a close, we're taking a moment to highlight some of our biggest conservation successes of the year."  READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on Facebook and Twitter Update My Monthly Donation