As the dust settles in Washington over the Senate tax reform, clear winners and losers are emerging. Tobie Stanger, Senior Editor at Consumer Reports, breaks down the pros and cons of this potential bill. Stanger's clear winners: Those who take the standard deduction, families with dependents, teachers of grades K-12, people with expensive medical bills, and wealthy, self-employed people. Plus, there is a clause that gives a tax break to people who own golf courses. We'll let you take a guess at who owns several courses in America...
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