"...and Republicans’ long anti-tax crusade."

"uncharitable characterization of a group that has argued for a simpler tax code with generally fewer loop holes"

Fewer loopholes for middle and lower class folks? Yes. Repealing the estate tax is very literally a new loophole that allows the rich to keep more money while closing that pesky mortgage interest deduction for the middle class. Taxes are just a way of redistributing money. Calling a party pro-tax because theyre moving the burden from one group to another is...interesting.