An influential conservative group slammed a key piece of the GOP tax plan as 'class warfare'

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November 7, 2017 7:02 PM

The Club for Growth took issue with four elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that they said were "class warfare" against wealthy Americans.

The Club for Growth, an influential conservative group, suggested it would not support the current version of the Republican tax bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
The group said proposed changes to the individual rates amounted to "class warfare."

The Club for Growth, an influential conservative group, criticized the massive Republican tax plan on Tuesday, taking issue with key parts of the current version of the legislation.

David McIntosh, the president of Club for Growth, said in a statement that the bill contained several provisions that would attack wealthy Americans unfairly.

"While the corporate tax cut will lead to some increase in our nation’s GDP, the rest of the provisions on individual taxpayers fails the pro-growth test," McIntosh said.

The statement listed four specific issues with the bill on the individual side. They were:

McIntosh did not close the door to possible support of the bill. He applauded the cuts to the federal corporate rate but said changes were needed overall.

"All in all, this bill must be changed if Republicans intend to keep their promise of real pro-growth, job-creating tax cuts," the statement concluded.

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