# How will the new tax reform affect the poor and middle class?

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**Created:** [November 5, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-new-tax-reform-affect-the-poor-and-middle-class/800844 "2017-11-05T23:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-new-tax-reform-affect-the-poor-and-middle-class/800844/26 "2017-11-07T07:31:06Z")

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> [@Barack\_Obama](#):
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> This seems like a blatantly untrue statement… is there any statistics on the poor not filing for their deductions?

Yeah, there are, and thelurkinghorror is correct. Take a look at [the chart here](https://taxfoundation.org/who-itemizes-deductions/) for the short answer.

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