Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality
Growth Claims Behind Trump’s Big Policy Bill Rarely Pan Out in Reality

A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears mostly accurate based on the provided sources, although the snippet is limited. The claim that previous Republican tax cuts have not resulted in economic booms or lower deficits is supported by one source. There is a moderate bias due to the framing of the article, which focuses on the failures of past Republican tax cut predictions.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim:** A retrospective on four previous Republican-driven tax-cut packages found that the results always come up short compared to bullish predictions of economic booms and lower deficits.
- Verification Source #4: Supports this claim. It states that proponents' claims that tax cuts would pay for themselves haven't panned out.
- Verification Source #1: Fails to cover this claim.
- Verification Source #2: Fails to cover this claim.
- Verification Source #3: Fails to cover this claim.
- Verification Source #5: Fails to cover this claim.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Verification Source #4: "Proponents' claims that the tax cuts would pay for themselves haven't panned out either. In fact, a study by economists from Harvard..." This supports the article's claim that predictions of economic booms and lower deficits have not materialized.
- The other sources do not cover the specific claim about the results of Republican tax-cut packages.