Krugman's Theory: Tax Plan-a rush to loot the bank before the indictments start coming thick & fast

[kpete]

Paul Krugman

But this strategy didn't work thanks to incredible hard work by JCT, which managed to get an estimate out before the vote. I guess there's still an issue of all the horrible details in the bill that won't become clear until a few more days have passed 2/

Paul Krugman

But I wonder now if there isn't also a de facto linkage to the Mueller investigation. It looks as if rats are fleeing the Trump ship at an accelerating pace; this has to have some backwash on legislation, as the Trump brand becomes poison. 3/


Paul Krugman?
So maybe we're now looking at a rush to loot the bank before the indictments start coming thick and fast 4/


Paul Krugman
Relatedly: while there is some risk that a tax "win" will empower Trump, it's also possible that once Congressional Rs have pulled off their heist, they'll figure that they can get nothing more from Trump and it's time to turn on him 5/

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[AmericanActivist]

1. A rush to loot the bank before indictments

Seems right.