Clarity on the winners and losers of the Republican tax cuts is important for taxpayers, because it signals what legislators aim to accomplish and the effects of the tax cuts on them. Tax cuts reduce government revenue and if government spending is not reduced by the same amount of the tax cuts, the deficit increases. When the government deficit increases, it crowds out private investments because the government has to borrow to cover expenses. Additionally, if the government reduces spending to accommodate the tax cuts, private sector suppliers of goods and services, as well as their employees, social security beneficiaries and so on will be adversely affected.