But the new law never turned into the political gold that Republicans had hoped. Polls consistently show that fewer than half of Americans approve of the tax cut, and many voters see it as disproportionately helping the wealthy and large corporations. Against that backdrop, making the individual cuts permanent, or at least talking about doing so, was seen as helping to make the tax law more attractive to the average voter.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 04, 2018 18:56 UTC