Albert R. Hunt, Columnist

Why Republicans Cherish Their Unloved Tax Cut

"How many politicians have lost an election because they voted for a tax cut?"

December 3, 2017 at 3:00 PM UTC

Albert R. Hunt is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Congressional Republicans are about to pass, and President Donald Trump is about to sign, a tax bill that violates Trump's campaign promises, does little for the middle class, ignores decades of party orthodoxy on tax cuts, and is unpopular with voters.

Still, Republicans are celebrating one of their few achievements. They may be right to do so; as a political matter, the alternatives are worse.