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CHARTS: See How Much Of GOP Tax Cuts Will Go To The Middle Class

The average household would get a $1,600 cut in 2018. The average household earning more than $1 million would get a nearly $70,000 cut.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), speaks about the Republican tax reform legislation currently before Congress, during his weekly briefing on Capitol Hill December 14.

The Republican tax bill that the House and Senate are set to pass as soon as Tuesday night would give most Americans a tax cut next year, according to a new analysis. However, it would by far benefit the richest Americans the most. Meanwhile, many lower- and middle-class Americans would have higher taxes a decade from how...unless a future Congress extends the cuts.

The average household

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