# The 2017/2018 Trump/GOP tax plan

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 27, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2017-2018-trump-gop-tax-plan/797442 "2017-09-27T17:47:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2017-2018-trump-gop-tax-plan/797442/1183 "2017-12-31T01:11:55Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> No, **running coach** is right. The corporation’s duty is to maximize shareholder wealth over some period of time, not just this very instant. Now, different corporations will have different timelines, but none is “just this very instant, all the time, goddam it!!!”

I didn’t use the term instant.

And, rc quoted an opinion piece, not facts.

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