{"id":91749,"date":"2017-12-24T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=91749"},"modified":"2017-12-24T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T14:45:09","slug":"trump-tax-law-repeals-most-hated-obamacare-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=91749","title":{"rendered":"Unconstitutional Obamacare Mandate Repealed by Trump Tax Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump: Tax Law Repeals &#8216;Most Hated&#8217; Obamacare Mandate<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->NEWSMAX<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said Friday that the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul he signed into law terminated &#8220;the most hated part of Obamacare&#8221; \u2014 the individual mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Trump took to Twitter:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember, the most hated part of ObamaCare is the Individual Mandate, which is being terminated under our just signed Tax Cut Bill.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944329684032081921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The repeal of the Obamacare mandate was added to the tax reform bill after Republicans failed several times this year to end basic elements of former President Barack Obama&#8217;s healthcare legislation, which often laid bare the rift between party members and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signed the tax overhaul Friday in the Oval Office, saying that he chose to do so now than in January, before heading off to his Florida resort for a 10-day Christmas holiday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944329684032081921\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"5:11 PM - Dec 22, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944329684032081921\" data-tweet-id=\"944329684032081921\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand u-floatRight\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t want you folks to say I wasn&#8217;t keeping my promise,&#8221; he told reporters. &#8220;I&#8217;m keeping my promise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The president also signed a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government running and provide money to upgrade the nation&#8217;s missile defenses.<\/p>\n<p>The tax cut, which fulfilled a long-held Republican goal, was at the forefront of Trump&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think we are going to have to do much selling,&#8221; Trump said, noting that the law was a big win for the middle class and that the savings will soon bring forth &#8220;numbers&#8221; that &#8220;will speak&#8221; for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Corporations are literally going wild over this,&#8221; Trump added amid reports that AT&amp;T, Wells Fargo and other major companies were handing out employee bonuses after the bill&#8217;s passage.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats opposed the bill from the start as a giveaway to the wealthy that would add $1.5 trillion to the $20 trillion national debt over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Trump again slammed Democrats for their opposition, saying they &#8220;don&#8217;t like tax cuts, they want to raise your taxes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hours before, however, he tweeted a pitch for bipartisanship:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At some point, and for the good of the country, I predict we will start working with the Democrats in a Bipartisan fashion. Infrastructure would be a perfect place to start. After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to start rebuilding our country!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944192071535153152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The tax overhaul is the largest since 1986, but far from the biggest in American history, despite President Trump&#8217;s repeated claims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944192071535153152\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-dt-full=\"%{hours12}:%{minutes} %{amPm} - %{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-dt-explicit-timestamp=\"8:05 AM - Dec 22, 2017\" data-dt-months=\"Jan|Feb|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|Nov|Dec\" data-dt-am=\"AM\" data-dt-pm=\"PM\" data-dt-now=\"now\" data-dt-s=\"s\" data-dt-m=\"m\" data-dt-h=\"h\" data-dt-second=\"second\" data-dt-seconds=\"seconds\" data-dt-minute=\"minute\" data-dt-minutes=\"minutes\" data-dt-hour=\"hour\" data-dt-hours=\"hours\" data-dt-abbr=\"%{number}%{symbol}\" data-dt-short=\"%{day} %{month}\" data-dt-long=\"%{day} %{month} %{year}\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"Tweet h-entry js-tweetIdInfo subject expanded is-deciderHtmlWhitespace\" cite=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/944192071535153152\" data-tweet-id=\"944192071535153152\" data-scribe=\"section:subject\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-header u-cf\">\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand u-floatRight\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Under the new law, families making between $50,000 and $75,000 will get average tax cuts of $890 starting next year, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.<\/p>\n<p>Families making $100,000 to $200,000 would get average tax cuts of $2,260, while those making more than $1 million would get average tax cuts of nearly $70,000, according to the analysis.<\/p>\n<p>But if the cuts for individuals are allowed to expire, most Americans \u2014 those making less than $75,000 \u2014 would see tax increases in 2027, according to congressional estimates.<\/p>\n<p>Only high-income people would get a meaningful tax cut after 2025, when nearly all of the plan&#8217;s individual income tax provisions are due to expire.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argue that the middle class will see benefits from the business tax cuts, in the form of more jobs and higher wages.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats say that&#8217;s not likely to happen, that the tax cuts are simply a boon to wealthy Americans like Trump and leave lower-income families in a lurch.<\/p>\n<p>The tax law is expected to loom large during next year&#8217;s midterm congressional elections, as a president&#8217;s party typically loses seats in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s even more true for presidents whose approval ratings dip below 50 percent \u2014 and Trump&#8217;s have never been that high.<\/p>\n<p>Further, the new tax law remains unpopular with voters.<\/p>\n<p>Only about one\u00a0in three\u00a0voters have supported the legislation in recent days, according to several polls.<\/p>\n<p>At least half of Americans believe the plan will hurt their personal finances. In addition, two\u00a0in three\u00a0voters say the wealthy will get the most benefits, according to a USA Today\/Suffolk University poll released last week.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsfront\/donald-trump-obamacare-mandate-tax-law-repeal\/2017\/12\/22\/id\/833417\/\">http:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/newsfront\/donald-trump-obamacare-mandate-tax-law-repeal\/2017\/12\/22\/id\/833417\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Tax Law Repeals &#8216;Most Hated&#8217; Obamacare Mandate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}