As Republicans move forward with their tax overhaul, this week’s episode revisits Vanessa Williamson’s interview on the misconception that Americans hate taxes. She outlines how anti-tax policies became popular despite the fact that most Americans support increasing taxes for services they care about.   For more on this topic: Read her brief, Who Pays America’s Taxes?, with Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University Check out her opinion piece on Trump’s original tax plan during the 2016 campaign. Further Reading: How Republican Approaches to Social Spending Increase Income Inequality in the United States , Christopher Faricy, Syracuse University Reforming Tax Policy for the Wealthiest One Percent, Michael Nau, The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center