Friday, May 23, 2025

Trump’s tax bill helps the rich, swells our debt and hurts the poor

America's status as an aristocratic oligarchy arrived in the form of a dumbly-named piece of legislation — the 'Big, Beautiful Bill.' ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri May 23 2025

 
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday.

America's status as an aristocratic oligarchy arrived in the form of a dumbly-named piece of legislation — the 'Big, Beautiful Bill.'

With Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) by his side President Donald Trump speaks to the press following a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump will joined conservative House lawmakers to help push through their budget bill after it advanced through the House Budget Committee on Sunday evening.
 

Trump tax bill isn't so beautiful when I look at the federal deficit

President Donald Trump's tax bill isn't so beautiful when you look at how much it would add to the national debt each year.

President Trump announces plan for the Golden Dome
 

A $175 billion Golden Dome while Medicaid gets cut? Perfect.

After watching President Trump announce plans for a $175 billion "Golden Dome" missile-defense system, I took the liberty of preparing him a speech.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to reporters as he departs for the White House as ongoing negotiations between House leadership, the White House and the House Freedom Caucus.
 

Why are Republicans at odds over SALT? It's bad fiscal policy.

The SALT deduction cap should be $0. People should not be able to deduct their state and local tax burdens from their federal taxable income.

Author Salman Rushdie poses during a photocall ahead of the presentation of his book "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2024.
 

Students bully author into silence. What happened to free speech?

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie canceled his planned speech at a California college after students protested his appearance.

Israeli's Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C.
 

A young couple is dead – for no other reason than they were Jewish

The attack on Israeli Embassy staff members was not about a 'free Palestine.' It was about targeting a young couple because of their faith.

Moderator Jake Tapper of CNN speaks to the audience before the start of the second night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, on July 31, 2019.
 

Liberals freak out over truth about Biden. Has Jake Tapper gone MAGA?

A new book about the White House coverup of Joe Biden's health while he was president has progressives hiding behind a wall of denial.

Tracey Brown arranges a banner at a Juneteenth celebration at Cauley Lott Park in Mount Dora, Fla. on Saturday, June 18, 2022.
 

Have holidays become too politicized? We want to hear from you.

For some, Juneteenth is a time to reflect and celebrate. For others, the federal holiday is another day off. What does Freedom Day mean to you?

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