What we have here is a glaring example of a political bribe — tax cuts — masquerading as economic policy. Any Trump tax cut would simply add to the total. Instead, any new Trump tax cuts would amount to campaign spending. The message would not be subtle: Vote for me and receive, in return, more tax cuts. ADADEven if the prospective tax cuts were legitimate economic policy, it would be bad policy.

Source: Washington Post November 03, 2019 23:37 UTC