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Health versus wealth: Trumpcare expected to deliver major tax breaks for high earners

Sandra Ekpo
May 09, 2017
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US President Donald Trump's efforts to pull the reins on the Affordable Care Act, dubbed ‘Obamacare’, gained momentum on Thursday as the Republican’s healthcare bill was passed (narrowly) in the House of Representatives. The bill symbolises an important legislative victory for the Trump administration and paves the way for a tax cut for high earners.

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