Readers respond to passage of tax bill

There’s been no shortage of headlines on the United States tax code and tax reform. And as the Senate and House versions of tax bills seek reconciliation, there’s no reason to believe the stories will fade from view.

Just scratching the surface of the topic were reports such as this, this and this, respectively from CNBC, The Hill newspaper and the White House itself.

In the debate over the wisdom of the various tax bills, the readers of HBSDealer appear to lean more optimistic than pessimistic, based on the results of a recent poll question. HBSDealer asked: “What’s your take on tax reform, now that the Senate passed its version of a tax bill?”

Here are the responses:

• 44%, Optimistic. Tax cuts are good.

• 28%. Pessimistic. Bad news for national debt and home owner incentives.

• 28%, Difficult to say for sure what’s included in a nearly 500-page bill.

Some 170 people cast their votes in the poll. You can take the poll here.