How many times has Trump made false claims as a felon? Is it passed 100k already? Look at the spending of the new bill, no need to dive into the past, and compare with the promises and miracles today: The so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB), the flagship legislative package of the second Trump administration, presents itself as a sweeping economic revitalization effort promising to stimulate growth, reward labor, and restore fiscal responsibility. But beneath the political branding lies a bill that starkly transfers wealth from the poor to the rich, from younger to older generations, and from future taxpayers to present beneficiaries. According to nonpartisan budget analysts, the BBB adds an estimated $4–5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade—largely due to the extension of Trump-era tax cuts and the introduction of new, regressive reductions that overwhelmingly favor high-income households. Roughly two-thirds of the bill’s total tax cut value benefits the top 20% of earners, and a quarter flows directly to the top 1%, even as the bill simultaneously phases out subsidies for healthcare and nutrition programs such as Medicaid, SNAP, and ACA premium assistance.
At the same time, the administration markets the legislation as a broad-based tax relief package. In the short term, most Americans will see a modest tax cut—not because their burden is meaningfully lowered, but because the bill prevents scheduled tax increases set to take place if prior provisions expired. This accounting sleight of hand allows the bill to claim “savings” and wide distributional gains while in practice consolidating wealth upward. Furthermore, the BBB sharply undermines America’s clean energy transition by slashing wind, solar, nuclear, and electric vehicle tax credits—industries already vulnerable to Chinese competition. The contradiction at the heart of the bill is especially glaring on trade and debt: while intensifying tariffs that raise consumer prices and strain global supply chains, the administration simultaneously claims the mantle of fiscal prudence, despite a plan that dramatically increases borrowing and places long-term stress on debt servicing, already the second-largest federal expenditure. Beneath the noise of populist rhetoric and performative governance, the BBB’s true commitments become clear. It doubles down on costly tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy while dramatically increasing funding for ICE detention facilities and deportation operations—signaling a turn away from welfare toward enforcement. Small populist gestures, such as eliminating taxes on tips or social security, are heavily skewed to benefit higher-income households who can game the system or were already tax-exempt under current rules. While working-class voters were courted with promises of affordability and security, many will lose healthcare access, food assistance, and face steeper costs for basic goods. The BBB does not so much reflect a vision for economic rebirth as it does a cynical recalibration of government priorities: rewarding loyalty to Trump’s political brand while mortgaging the nation’s fiscal, social, and environmental future. As Klein puts it: " *So when you think about this bill, you should think about risk. This is a bill that increases our risk of a fiscal crisis. What if all these other countries we’re alienating and all these investors we’re scaring stop buying our debt — even as we are creating trillions more in debt we need them to buy?This bill increases the risk any of us face if we can’t afford health care or food for our families. It guts the safety net that millions of us would have relied on for help if Trump’s tariffs were to cause a recession. It pumps tens of billions of dollars into ICE detention facilities and deportation capacity, so it raises risks faced by immigrants — or anyone else — caught up in the administration’s mass deportation and detention operations.I’ve been a policy journalist for more than 20 years. I’ve covered more bills than I can count. I cannot remember a more cruel or irresponsible piece of domestic legislation that has been seriously proposed.And its sins are compounded by its size. If the Republicans’ Big Budget Bomb goes off, we are all in the blast radius."* Nobody here expects you to engage with any of this, Mitch. Let's assume you are correct in proving the evil jewish lib woke conspiracy orchestrated all this evil that also lab leaked the virus in Wuhan that never existed. And that you know enough math to bring manufacturing back the US. When will this and the miracles be accomplished? Where is your hydro car? What date is the second coming? And when will all the loyalists own private hydrogen jets and the Jesus in chief perform the miracles? I'm pumped! We're chilling, relaxed, and waiting to see all this perfection emerge with heaven on earth. Poor Jesus has to suffer all this evil hate by the woke? Was the bible Jesus this much of a whiny, sensitive bitch? Seems to me he didn't need to silence anybody, as he just showed the doubters his wounds and let them poke the holes. The Klein would have to stfu, as he'd see for himself that no mortal could survive that loss of blood. Why argue at all? It's a woke thing that demonstrates lack of faith. Do you lack faith in "your side", Mitch? Because that's not a good sign. On Monday, May 26, 2025 at 4:12:14 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote: > I would say that the funduing fior the trans-men play group in South > America was waste. I mean, when JFK started USAID, he believed in the > Domino Theory, and The Ugly American. Since then, it was owned by the > wealthy and the politicians they fund and job offers. Also their children. > Next up from your least favorite Prez? The hunt for the 'untraceable' 4.7 > trillion dollars signed out by the US Dept of Treasury. Also, cash for the > BBC and The Open Societies Foundation, ain't helpful. Having said that, > relax and tolerate corny jokes done by Veo-3! > > > Jokes Volume 3 -Made with Google Veo3 > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVluaqTpyfw> > > Jokes Volume 3 -Made with Google Veo3 > > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVluaqTpyfw> > > > > > > On Monday, May 26, 2025 at 09:03:12 AM EDT, John Clark <[email protected]> > wrote: > On Mon, May 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM '[email protected]' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > *> The only thing I object to is your sales pitch that Dem funders are > magically virtuous and the the Rep funders are wicked capitalists. If one's > religion is Marxism, that's the world view. It's innacurate, but as Bill > Clinton said, "We play the hand we're dealt." For example, USAID fundiung > in Haiti, post quake, looks to have been spent mostly in the US, > DC/Maryland.* > > > *I'm not saying there is no waste in USAID, there certainly is as there is > a waste in every branch of government, but instead of fixing the problem > Elon Musk killed USAID with a chainsaw and replaced it with absolutely > nothing. And USAID accounts for less than 1% of government spending, if > Musk was really serious about reducing government spending by trillions > (not billions) of dollars then he'd have to use his chainsaw on military > spending and Social Security. The trouble is Trump wants to INCREASE > military spending in the next budget by 13%, and reducing Social Security > is political suicide, the latest polls indicate 78% of Americans strongly > oppose ANY reduction in Social Security. So Musk decided to aim his > chainsaw at children in distant lands because, although the savings it > produced were negligible, it generated great headlines. * > > *John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis > <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* > 3n; > > > > > > > > > > On Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 03:19:22 PM EDT, John Clark <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > On Sun, May 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM '[email protected]' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > *> John, we can look at the "combined wealth" also. of Bill Gates, Reid > Hoffmann, George Soros,* > > > *None of these people were in the cabinet of any presidential > administration Democratic or Republican, nor is there any evidence that > they had any substantial or direct influence on presidential policy. Elon > Musk is not in Trump's cabinet either however he has had far far more > influence than all the other members of his cabinet combined. Musk is the > richest man in the world and yet his principal occupation during the last > few months has been to find new ways to almost literally take the food out > of the mouths of the poorest children in the world. Compared with Musk, > Ebeneezer Scrooge is Santa Claus. * > > *> the American system. Payola! * > > > *Yes, let's talk about payola, and talk about double standards too! When > Hillary Clinton was first lady the Republicans made a fuss for weeks and > insisted that it was a huge scandal that 12 years before her husband became > president she made $100,000 from an investment of $1000 in cattle futures. > But just a few days ago after a luxurious dinner with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, > Jeff Bezos agreed to give Melania Trump $28 million in exchange for the > right to make a promotional video about her that praised her virtues, > that's 280 times as much money as Hillary Clinton got in circumstances that > were much less shady, but not a single Republican uttered one ward of > protest. * > > *And although the new Trump administration is only a few months old the > Trump family have already collected $320 million from a new cryptocurrency > scheme which they certainly wouldn't have been able to do if Trump was not > president. And Trump has started a new club in Washington called "The > Executive Branch" that costs $500,000 to join. If you want to ask Trump for > a favor and you told him you were a member of "The Executive Branch" I > don't imagine that would hurt your chances of him granting your wish. * > > *And then there's a small matter of the royal family of Qatar giving Trump > the most luxurious private jet in the world worth at least $200 million > that he is free to use even after he leaves office, assuming he ever agrees > to do so. That one gift was worth more than all the gifts given to all the > presidents combined since the time of George Washington. * > > *And Trump has plans to build a $1.5 billion resort in Vietnam near Hanoi > that includes three 18-hole golf courses.* > > *A Trump International Hotel & Tower is planned for Dubai.* > > * There's going to be a 47 story Trump Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * > > In Qatar there is going to be a $5.5 billion > Trump International Golf Club and Trump Villa > > In Oman Trump is building yet another > Trump International Golf Club and Hotel. > > *And I remind you the Trump administration is still young, just imagine > what the level of corruption will be after four years! Back in the olden > days of 2017 Trump hated Muslims and wanted to ban all of them from > entering the country, it's amazing how 10 or $15 billion in bribes can > change one's point of view.* > > > *> I thought the collective plan here was to hang-on till AGI gets > running, and, or, Kurzweil's life-enhancing Bio-Bots hit our bloodstream?* > > > *That's still the plan, but I would have a hell of a lot more confidence > that plan will work if, during this super critical period, the most > powerful man in the world wasn't an amoral ignorant imbecile that lacked an > ounce of empathy and was so stupid he didn't realize he was stupid. * > > *John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis > <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis>* > > bt7 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2YL%2BL1mP0%2BLgvmgF%3DgBJbhZLmcEnkefx_okOKOip49wg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv2YL%2BL1mP0%2BLgvmgF%3DgBJbhZLmcEnkefx_okOKOip49wg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/1446200529.754523.1748260726048%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/1446200529.754523.1748260726048%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3%2BrrAJf7%2BDyF9JzCZ6LPtqFW0Pg5x-7uHqt1sM99%2B%2Bag%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3%2BrrAJf7%2BDyF9JzCZ6LPtqFW0Pg5x-7uHqt1sM99%2B%2Bag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. 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