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Red state, red ink

What will President Donald Trump’s tax plan bring to Kentucky? One answer is the third-smallest tax cut in the nation. According to Anna Baumann of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy, some taxes that benefit the middle class will vanish to make more loopholes for the wealthy. Kentucky will be one of the most negatively affected states.

Margaret Ricketts

Berea

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 4:06 PM with the headline "Red state, red ink."

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