A better way to build back better

The House bill has a lot of good ideas — and a few big problems

The Build Back Better Act, as passed by the House of Representatives before the Thanksgiving holiday, contains a lot of good provisions that would help people and address serious issues. It achieves that by raising taxes on the rich.

That’s great. But it’s a little hard for people to get their minds around. Not because of “bad messaging” from Democrats,…