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Tax Scholar Evaluates The Republican Tax Plan's Impact

Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation says the Republican plan to cut corporate taxes to 20 percent from 35 percent will cost about $850 billion over the next decade.

How will the government make up for the lost revenue, and how will the middle class fare under the plan? Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with  George Yin, professor of law and taxation at the University of Virginia who formerly served as the committee’s chief of staff.

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