Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky suggested Monday he was dissatisfied with nine-page plan for tax reform released by President Donald Trump and "Big Six" tax negotiators.
Paul cited an analysis by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center that showed that taxes for a slew of middle-class Americans could increase over 10 years under the new framework.
"This is a GOP tax plan? Possibly 30% of middle class gets a tax hike? I hope the final details are better than this," Paul tweeted along with a link to the TPC analysis.
According to the report, the elimination of certain deductions — in favor of doubling the standard deduction — would eventually cause taxes for many people to increase.
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