It cuts tax on Small Businesses to 25 . Currently Business Owners pay an individual thanks rate. And it encourages companies to bring their offshore profits back to the united states. It would collapse the breaks the from 7 to 3. Although there is still talk of a fourth bracket for very high earners. It would double the standard deduction to 12,000 for individual and 24,000 for married couples. And an elimination of the estate and alternative minimum taxes. All week long i spoke with leaders and architects in washington of this plan. Here are some of the highlights. There is a reason we worked with the president at the senate and house together on this. This is bold, its transformational. We eliminated almost all deductions. For the rich it means though the tax rate came down some, all their deductions disappear which pays for it. Its deficit neutral. Well spark the economy and continue to grow. The focus should be jobs and economic growth. Already a lot of elements we are hearing that
Im oliver north. Welcome aboard the ss jeremiah. Now in San Francisco harbor. The obrian is the only its the only unaltered operational survivor of the normandy invasion. They were up against the formidable enemy. Tonight youll meet one of those who stopped to send this ship and others like her to the bottom. This is the story of Unsung Heroes who served in every theater from the invasion on north africa to the landings on dday. Youll see tonight they paid a price in blood to be called veterans. Over 700 merchant ships were sunk and 1 of every 16 merchant mariners were killed. Thats a higher casualty ratio than any of our armed services. This is the story of the United States merchant marine. 1939 america was still recovering from the Great Depression and money was hard to come back. A gallon of milk cost 51 cent and the average income was 1,266. People were desperate for work. They came from small towns in port cities. They were old men and young boys. Some had been sailing their whol
The urannian for a lot of reason and people understand those reasons, that is your real russia story and not collusion and there was none. It was a hoax. Lou we learned that president Obamas Justice department blocked an fbi informant for testifying before congress about racketeering and denied access by the obama Justice Department is in itself illegal and unconstitutional. The unidentified american businessman turned informant has direct knowledge of how the Nuclear Energy sought to pay off bill and Hillary Clinton clinton and documents bribes and Money Laundering that secured u. S. Government a provenal of uranium one by the russian firm. Back in 2010. And today, Chuck Grassly demanded the trump Justice Department removed nondisclosure agreement that stopped the informant from testifying before congress and tell what he knows. Grassly also demanding answers concerning ceph us the highly secretive Foreign Investment committee in the United States. That cleared the uranium deal. It in
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Human intentions . Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff President Trump sounding off again. This time, as he observes the first halfyear mark of his presidency, hes vented some very public criticism of his attorney general, and of other top justice officials, past and present. John yang begins our coverage. Yang attorney general Jeff Sessions made it clear today hes not going anyw