The Trump administration is sending confusing signals on their tax plan and the federal deficit

Carlos Barria/Reuters During President Barack Obama's administration, Republicans built a leg of their opposition to his policies by ripping their potential effects onthe federal deficit. Now in President Donald Trump's nascent administration, most, if not all, members of the partyfavoroverhauling the federal tax code. Therein lies a potential problem: Cutting taxes would increase the deficit, unless it is offset by reductions in deductions. But the way Republicans have laid out their tax propos...