Commentary: The tax reform package shirks government responsibility

Republicans in Congress and the White House have enacted a tax reform package that will decrease government income, while increasing the federal deficit and the national debt. These outcomes would not always be bad, but in present circumstances, they are inexcusable.When could one justify reducing government income — i.e., tax collections? This would make sense if the government had a large surplus or was making substantial programmatic cuts. Neither of these is currently the case.Increasi