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"The change, which would allow real estate businesses to take advantage of a new tax break that's planned for partnerships, limited liability companies and other so-called 'pass-through' businesses, combined elements of House and Senate legislation in a new way."
- "Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee ... wrote [yesterday] to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch seeking an explanation for how the provision came to be included in the final bill after being asked about it by a reporter."
- Corker: "The suggestion was that it was airdropped into the conference without prior consideration by either the House or the Senate."
https://www.axios.com/last-minute-tax-break-for-real-estate-investors-air-dropped-on-capitol-hill-2518371645.html
Wikipedia article on Helicopter Money needs to be updated. Basically, top earners, including our so-called president, get a tax cut financed by 5-7% growth in federal debt.