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Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch presented the cheery news that “Fixing Tax Code Benefits U.S., Helps Economy” (Bee, Dec. 26). They claim that their new tax code will provide:

- … you (with) more take home pay.

- Lower taxes for all Americans …

- New jobs and growth …

- Deficit reduction …

- Improved competitiveness …

- … (for) balanc(ing) our budget …

- … protect(ion for) our safety net programs …

- …for our national defense …

- If we do nothing, … our economy would struggle along …

Whether or not the senators believe all of that is hardly the problem; they want to con you into believing it.

Amy Goodman sheds a different light on the matter in her column “A Dark Day for the United States” (Spokesman Review, Dec. 22), in which she states;

- … it is the largest wealth transfer from bottom to top in American history.

- Trump … family and business will profit enormously.

- … tax breaks given to corporations and the wealthy are permanent

- … tax breaks given to the middle and working class are temporary.

- .,, $1.4 trillion deficit would pave the way for massive cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other important programs … pillars of the conservative movement for decades;

So, tack this clipping on the wall opposite to your toilet where you can refer to it daily, and particularly when the president and a couple of senators stand for reelection.

JOSEPH HENRY WYTHE

Sandpoint