<p>To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class<br>—</p><p>A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-tax-cuts-congress-republicans-plan-slash-benefits?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/finance/" rel="tag">#Finance</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a></p>
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<p>Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue<br>—</p><p>Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-data-centers-study-bob-ferguson?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/sustainability/" rel="tag">#Sustainability</a></p>
<p>Many of you may already be aware of the important thoughts shared by <a href="/tags/frankwilhoit/" rel="tag">#FrankWilhoit</a> in his March 2018 blog comment "There is No Such Thing as Liberalism".</p><p><a href="https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/l</span><span class="invisible">iberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288</span></a></p><p>It provides political framing I find useful. I propose using it as a test or "razor" (à la Occam) when evaluating political actions and legislation:</p><p>👉 Who does this action or law bind? Who does it protect? 👈 </p><p>The best answer is the people who are bound are also protected. That would be a sign of that the action or law is a good one.</p><p>The worst answer is the people who are bound are not protected. This almost always means the action or law is a bad one.</p><p>As with all politics and compromise there are shades of grey, but this rule of thumb can help find the better action or law. </p><p><a href="https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/wilhoits_razor/index.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/wilhoits_razor/index.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/wil</span><span class="invisible">hoits_razor/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#Politics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/taxes/" rel="tag">#Taxes</a> <a href="/tags/ingroup/" rel="tag">#InGroup</a> <a href="/tags/outgroup/" rel="tag">#OutGroup</a></p>
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