<em>The Atlantic</em> Politics & Policy Daily: Taxing Times
Universal background checks are off the table, Trump reportedly said in a call with the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre. Plus: The president confirms he’s “been thinking about” implementing a payroll-tax cut.
by Elaine Godfrey
Aug 20, 2019
2 minutes
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It’s Tuesday, August 20.
Yesterday, President Donald Trump accused members of the media, and later Democrats, for rooting for an economic recession. And today, Trump implementing a payroll-tax cut to boost the economy. What’s happening is pretty obvious, David A. Graham writes: Trump is worried about
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