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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How the GOP tax plan affects college students

    Senate Republicans are trying to get a vote on their tax bill this week. If it is to be reconciled with the House version and signed into law, it could mean big changes for American taxpayers.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 29, 2017 • 1 min read

    Senate Republicans are trying to get a vote on their tax bill this week. If it is to be reconciled with the House version and signed into law, it could mean big changes for American taxpayers. One provision in the House bill -- but not the Senate bill -- is of particular concern to graduate students. Grad students who work as researchers and teaching assistants often have their tuition waived. Under the House plan, that tuition would be taxed as if it were income.

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    What the GOP tax plan means for college students
    1. 0:00Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos from an ultra nationalist group in Britain
    2. 10:33How the GOP tax plan affects college studentsYou’re reading this
    3. 22:04Why the hoax is a particularly American phenomenon
    4. 39:06Do police need a warrant to monitor your cell phone?
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