We are giving them a big, beautiful Christmas present in the form of a tremendous tax cut.

I am for the largest possible tax cut that they can pass.

Do you know who's going to make the most money out of this? It's projected to be well-sparked out.

It'll be a big event. It'll be the biggest tax event in the history of our country.

Let's face it, this is a tax proposal that is just a payoff to rich donors to the Republican party.

Hello and welcome to Trumpcast. My name is Jamal Buoy. I'm Slates Chief Political

correspondent and your host for today's episode. Neither President Trump nor Congressional

Republicans have accomplished much this year. They didn't work on infrastructure,

couldn't repeal Obamacare and have been consumed with scandals and controversies.

But the year isn't over yet and Republicans are using these last two months

to craft and pass tax reform. Built around large tax cuts for corporations and

high-income individuals, it contained significant changes to the tax code that touched millions

of Americans and could prompt serious opposition from unexpected sources.

President Trump says he's happy with the bill, calling it a beautiful Christmas present.

But the public isn't so thrilled. Just 25% of Americans support Republican plans for tax reform.

While 35% say it is a bad idea and 40% have no opinion. This proposal, in other words,

starts with the worst public opinion landscapes since President George W. Bush is pushed for

social security reform. As Omen to go, that's a pretty bad one. To talk more about the Republican

tax plan, we have Slates Senior Economics Correspondent Jordan Weissman. But first, we have to pay the bills.

To talk about President Trump and the Congressional Republicans' attempt to reform the tax code,

we have Slates Chief Economics Correspondent Jordan Weissman. Hello Jordan, welcome to Trumpcast.

Yeah, Jamal. Thanks for having me on. There's a lot of news happening this week. There are always

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