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    To the Point

    Why tax reform is hard and will get harder

    In February, when President Trump was negotiating a deal to replace Obamacare, he said, "Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated." The healthcare deal failed, and now it's on to tax reform.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 18, 2017 • 1 min read

    In February, when President Trump was negotiating a deal to replace Obamacare, he said, "Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated." The healthcare deal failed, and now it's on to tax reform.

    It could get even worse, says New York University professor Lily Batchelder, formerly chief tax counsel for the US Senate Finance Committee and deputy director of President Obama's White House Economic Council.

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    Why Don't Facts Matter?
    1. 1:22British PM Theresa May calls for snap general election in June
    2. 7:55Why Don't Facts Matter?
    3. 41:48Why tax reform is hard and will get harderYou’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Luke Vander Ploeg

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Lily Batchelder

      New York University School of Law

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Why Don't Facts Matter?
    1. 1:22British PM Theresa May calls for snap general election in June
    2. 7:55Why Don't Facts Matter?
    3. 41:48Why tax reform is hard and will get harderYou’re reading this
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