{"id":13846,"date":"2017-11-30T18:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T02:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/a-promise-of-1200-not-enough-to-buy-wide-support-for-republican-tax-plan\/"},"modified":"2017-11-30T18:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T02:56:00","slug":"a-promise-of-1200-not-enough-to-buy-wide-support-for-republican-tax-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/a-promise-of-1200-not-enough-to-buy-wide-support-for-republican-tax-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"A Promise Of $1,200 Not Enough To Buy Wide Support For Republican Tax Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, left, pauses while speaking during a press event with Republican leaders to discuss their tax plans on Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

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Republicans say their tax legislation will be great for the middle class. So why is it so unpopular?<\/p>\n

Depending on the poll, only 25 percent<\/a> to 33 percent<\/a> of Americans approve of the tax plan. And that means even many people who would get a tax break aren’t won over.<\/p>\n

In pitching their tax plan to the country, Republicans say it would save the typical middle class American family between $1,200 and $1,400.<\/p>\n

But that may not be enough to buy widespread support for this plan because not everybody gets that amount, and the House and Senate bills contain some unpopular provisions.<\/p>\n

Dave Lewandowski, a resident of Grand Rapids, Mich., is married and has three children. He works for a company selling vitamins, water filters and other health-related products.<\/p>\n

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The family’s household income is about $90,000 and he estimates he’ll save $600 under the House plan and about $1,800 under the Senate version.<\/p>\n

And he’d definitely be happy to get a tax cut.<\/p>\n

“We’re receiving a bit of a benefit at a time where it really helps,” Lewandowski says. “We’re trying to pay down some debt. We’re looking forward to taking a vacation next year. This is a welcome benefit for me and my family.”<\/p>\n

Still, when it comes to the design of the overall tax plan itself, he’s conflicted.<\/p>\n

Lewandowski says he votes for Republicans more often than Democrats, so it’s not politics. But he says he’s not sure the balance is right with the GOP plan’s huge tax cut for corporations.<\/p>\n

“Many people in the middle class will receive a benefit, but that benefit is going to be muted or small,” he says, “whereas the bulk of the benefit is going to be felt by corporations and the wealthy.”<\/p>\n