Feb 11, 2025

Did Trump’s 2017 tax cuts actually pay for themselves?

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We'll do the numbers on tax cuts the Trump administration likely wants to extend. Plus: the science behind bringing back the woolly mammoth.

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Did the 2017 tax cuts really pay for themselves?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Feb 11, 2025

Supporters of an extension to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act point to revenue collection numbers to say that they did. But those numbers may not tell the whole story.

President Donald Trump speaks after the passage of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Supporters of an extension say it paid for itself, but did it?

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This startup wants to bring back the woolly mammoth (kinda sorta)

by Nova Safo and Nic Perez

Feb 11, 2025

Colossal is a firm focused on bioscience and the de-extinction of species like the woolly mammoth and dodo bird.

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David Brancaccio Host

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

Kelly Silvera Executive Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

John Bruington Media Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC

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