The Teahadists were fully prepared to pull the trigger of the gun they held to the economy in order to ensure their dual hatred of government and the taxes that fund it became prevailing public policy.
The real beneficiaries of their extortion are the richest corporations, whose profits are at an all-time high, and the wealthiest individuals, whose tax rates are the lowest in 80 years. Warren Buffet will continue paying less taxes than his secretary, and GE get to keep skirting the payment of corporate taxes.
As a result of cutting $2.4 trillion over the next 10 years, less
