And The Winners Are …

Originally posted on Filosofa's Word:
I wrote a good bit about the republican’s tax cuts that would benefit mainly the wealthy…

U.S. top court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax

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Trump Tells Republicans to Cut Taxes for the Rich

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