House GOP reportedly considers "phased-in" biz tax cut

White House: President Trump's economic advisors have said the 20% corporate rate is their only non-negotiable on taxes, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during a press briefing that the White House position remains unchanged.

Circular logic: The concept of a phase-in seems designed to mitigate budget deficit growth in the years immediately following the tax plan getting passed, given what appears to be a relative paucity of pay-fors. But advocates, including the White House, have argued that deep tax cuts will serve as their own pay-fors, by spurring greater economic growth. Delaying those cuts, therefore, also should delay economic growth.