"Death with Taxes" – IWTTBF Episode 42

IWTTBF Podcast

A serious topic for the holiday weekend. This week Jen and Alex discuss the details of the proposed tax reform bills in Congress and how they will impact graduate students and institutes of higher education. This is not a fun topic, but one every graduate student should understand thoroughly, especially with the passing of the House of Representative's version of the bill last week. Jen breaks down the numbers: https://www.recollectionhistory.com/blog/2017/11/14/is-it-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it More Details from NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/11/14/563130814/heres-how-the-new-tax-plan-could-hurt-graduate-students Ethan Siegel, "The GOP Tax Plan Will Destroy Graduate Education," :https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/11/07/the-gop-tax-plan-will-destroy-graduate-education/#213eb2c63d2f