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    GOP's tax-reform parlay is an improbable long shot

    by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency Dec 22, 2017 3 minutes

    The Republicans are betting big on a parlay.

    In gambling, a parlay is a combination bet that only pays off when every part of the wager wins. So if I bet that the Patriots, Cowboys and Dolphins will win on Sunday, I only collect if all three win. The payoff is much greater than making three individual bets because the odds of picking three winners are worse.

    Tax reform is a massive parlay.

    Republicans are betting that passage

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