With the 2020 election campaign heating up, the Republican tax cuts enacted in 2017 will be a major topic of debate. Most Republicans defend the tax cuts, while most Democrats want to repeal them. The two sides can debate the pros and cons of the tax cuts during the campaign, but before the debate goes any further, the media needs to stop mischaracterizing the tax cuts.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was one of the most comprehensive tax overhauls ever enacted, a 185-page bill of individual, business, and international tax reforms. Yet as far as the media is concerned, the bill only slashed taxes for corporations and the wealthy.