Should Republican tax changes be called tax "reform?"

[JEFF9K]

"Reform" means to change something for the better.

GOP tax policies always make things worse. Except for the rich.

And Donald Trump's plan to get rid of the Alternative Minimum Tax could mean a tax rate for Donald Trump of about ZERO percent!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Tax DEform probably will be a better description.

[LisaM]

2. OMG, don't get me started on misuse of the word reform!!!!

I agree with you 1000%, and think in most cases, they substitute it for "defund" or "ruin".

[democratisphere]

3. Tax UNINFORMED.

[hedda_foil]

4. Nothing that Republicans have called "reform" for the past 40+ years fit the standard definitions.

When they speak of reform, they mean tearing down the social and environmental protections that Dems have passed. Hence, privatizing Medicare and Social Security is phrased as "Entitlement reform."