No, Tax Cuts Don’t Kill People

When the Senate passed their tax reform bill earlier this month, Republicans were excited that the new law would cut taxes. Liberals thought it would kill people. As the legislation went through the Budget Committee, protesters inside the Capitol chanted, “Don’t kill us, kill the bill.” Larry Summers, a top economist in the Obama administration, claimed that 10,000 people a year will die if this bill is signed into law, and many others have made similarly apocalyptic predictions. But regardless of your stance on tax reform, the idea that a moderate reduction in taxes will kill people isn’t just wrong — it’s absurd.

Apple, Amazon In Talks To Set Up Shop, Invest In Saudi Arabia

In the latest confirmation that Jared Kushner’s late night meetings with Mohammed bin Salman are bearing fruit, if only for two of the world’s biggest corporations, Reuters reports that Apple and Amazon are in discussions with Riyadh on investing in Saudi Arabia as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s push to give the conservative kingdom a high-tech look, which supposedly differs from his push to give the kingdom a “cultured look” by buying up random ultra expensive pieces of art to prove to the world just how much appreciated fine art is in the oil rich kingdom (which occasionally shakes out its richest nobles to fund the government budget deficit).

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