In the early hours of December 2, Senate Republicans voted almost entirely down party lines for a massively corrupt scam designed to finance enormous tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires and large corporations at the expense of working families. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker was the lone Republican to oppose the bill. Every Democrat voted no. In doing so, they have taken a pivotal step towards redistributing wealth upwards and further stratifying income inequality for the next decade, at least. In fact, they fell over themselves for this bill. For example: Sens. Daines and Johnson abandoned working class families in their states to negotiate tax breaks that benefit...wait for it...their own, personal interests; Sen. Murkowski voted to end cancer treatments for Medicare patients in order to destroy wilderness that indigenous Alaskans rely on and have worked hard to protect; Sen. Collins took a promise as binding for...no one is really sure what she gained by believing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell at his word but she definitely helped strip away a crucial portion of Obamacare; Sen. Flake decided that corporate tax breaks were more important than his career-long dedication to lowering the deficit. The list goes on. Senate Republicans rushed an unpopular bill with devastating consequences for the everyday people they represent. McConnell didn't even slow down enough to allow senators to read the legislation before voting. Once again, they have proven themselves amoral and contemptible. Add your name: Shame on Senate Republicans. The tax plan proves once again that Republicans are unfit to govern.

The Senate's rush to vote on a lengthy bill that would not even be permitted to be read in its entirety before voting, a motion made and denied, is a prime example of why We the People are fed up with our Congress who refuse to listen to their constituents. It is evident that a "win at any costs" is more important to Congress than the substance of that bill and who it will hurt. Any Tax Reform Bill that sunsets for individuals while tax breaks remain in perpetuity for Corporations will not be supported by us, the people. While reducing the tax rates for corporations is said to create jobs, a statement not supported by most economists and not agreed upon by the CEOs of major corporations as they admit to using their tax savings for dividend payouts and corporate stock buybacks. There must be a guarantee or they should not receive the benefit and certainly not permanently. The tax breaks for corporations should be as small as individuals, no more, and there should be a guarantee that corporations that take advantage of these tax breaks will have to demonstrate job creations by the same percentage. We do not support an increase in the standard deduction while eliminating the personal exemption which negates families of 4+. The bill should not include any repeal any part of the ACA. A tax bill should only be permitted if the CBO scores it with a net zero cost.

The GOP bill seems to be in clear violation of equal protection. That may be a broad stroke, but this bill clearly will harm millions of Americans while benefiting very few. AG Schneiderman has taken on hard fight before and hopefully his office will bring suit and help defeat this monstrous bill before it has a chance to decimate the middle and working classes of the country.

The so called tax bill passed in the dead of night, Friday, December 1, 2017 is a huge transfer of wealth from middle and lower income Americans to the rich. It undermines the individual mandate for the Affordable Care Act, destroys the value of nonprofit organizations, creates a new American aristocracy, eliminates educational tax credits and interest deductions and even opens up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil exploration. Republicans have admitted this abysmal piece of legislation was passed for the benefit of rich donors.

We are being taxed without representation.

We are being taxed without representation.

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Middle-class families will once again be hurt by this bill.

I am a 61-year-old female who is chronically ill with primary progressive MS. I am wheelchair-bound and require 24/7 aides to assist me with all activities of daily living. On average, individuals suffering from serious, chronic illnesses like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis, spend between $50,000 to $100,000 annually on treatments and medications. Individual Americans, such as myself, rely on the availability of the itemized deduction on their tax return to help reduce the effect of their overwhelming medical expenses. The value of this deduction to those whose lives are already faced with serious challenges is not offset by any of the proposed tax cuts and increasing the standard deduction would not ease the burden for the very sick. Nobody asks to be sick and it is demeaning to classify the itemization of medical expenses as a tax loophole. Maintaining this deduction should not fall prey to partisan politics. Special interest groups have the political and monetary clout to advocate on behalf of the preservation of deductions seen by them as useful to a particular industry. Those of us who are faced with serious illnesses must advocate for ourselves. Eliminating the medical deduction is cruel and unjust and should not be a part of any tax reform legislation.

Not only am I personally affected by this bill, but many students who are trying to become something for the future of this country will also be affected. We need to protect families and the future of this country.

I Love my Country. Please, we need some mercy now. Trump is a very unstable man with the power to light up the world. He admits to sexually molesting women without consent. Trump deeply insults our military active folks and vets. He claims to be the commander-in-chief even though he is in constant pain from bone spurs. He has collaborated with a declared enemy country. Keep the right? To own long guns with HUGE clips that are easily converted to rapid repeaters. Yes, we need a little mercy now.

My wife and I are retired with large medical bills. The medical tax deduction is vital to our financial security.