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Steph Curry has a hilarious response after his inclusion in the GOP tax plan

After somehow being used as an example in the GOP’s tax plan, the Warriors’ superstar had the perfect response

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Don’t ask how or why, but Warriors’ MVP point guard Stephen Curry was mentioned in the GOP tax plan. In a plan featuring hypothetical situations and businesses, Curry somehow was the lone real person featured.

In case you can’t see the picture, here’s a transcript. It’s from the “Small Business” portion of the plan.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes specific safeguards to prevent tax avoidance and help ensure taxpayers of all income levels play by the rules under this new fairer, simpler tax system. Our legislation will ensure this much-needed tax relief goes to the local job creators it’s designed to help by distinguishing between the individual wage income of NBA All-Star Stephen Curry and the pass-through business income of Steve’s Bike Shop.

Is it a coincidence that Curry, who has called out Donald Trump in the past, is used here? Or that a black, Hillary Clinton supporter was used as the GOP’s version of the rare rich person who doesn’t deserve a big tax break? I’ll let you decide.

Either way, Curry responded quickly, and brilliantly:

We’re just going to leave it at that.

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