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A Promise Of $1,200 Not Enough To Buy Wide Support For Republican Tax Plan

Republican lawmakers say their plans will save the typical middle class family between $1,200 and $1,400. But polls show only 25 percent to 33 percent of Americans approve of the proposals.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, left, pauses while speaking during a press event with Republican leaders to discuss their tax plans on Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C.

Republicans say their tax legislation will be great for the middle class. So why is it so unpopular?

Depending on the poll, only 25 percent to 33 percent of Americans approve of the tax plan. And that means even many people who would get a tax break aren't won over.

In pitching their tax plan to the country, Republicans say it would save the typical middle class American family between $1,200 and

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