Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? The biggest loss of tax revenue comes from making the temporary 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent. The 2017 tax cuts did not spur dramatic economic growth or pay for themselves and won’t do so now. Medicaid cuts won’t cover the growing deficit and will put people out of work in health care, where there is actual job growth. >> Mail: Letters to the Editor, Honolulu Star-Advertiser 7 Waterfront Plaza, 500 Ala Moana, Suite #7-500 Honolulu, HI 96813>> Contact: 529-4831 (phone), letters@staradvertiser.com, staradvertiser.com/editorial/submit-letter