Trump millionaire tax hike idea upends Republican political wisdom

President Trump’s last-minute pitch to raise taxes on the highest-income Americans could be rewriting the conventional Republican political wisdom on the issue.The president has sent mixed messages publicly about where he stands on the policy, and whether he thinks it’s good politics — both recognizing the political perils of reneging on a promise to keep tax rates lower, while seeing the upside in neutralizing Democratic arguments and finding more revenue.The millionaire tax h