Do Rep Voters Honestly Believe that the BBB Will Benefit Them?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:… if they’re not billionaires? They honestly believe that the cuts to Medicaid will only kick out “illegals” and lazy people? That the new higher deficit won’t have a negative impact on the economy and everyday people? I’m really trying to understand how Rep voters believe this. Is it Fox News propaganda? Are they really that gullible?

I give no effs about lazy losers on Medicaid.

There are significant benefits to this bill for the not-rich average American. My DH is a LEO and the no tax on overtime will be huge in our house, we were doing the math on that last night. I expect a lot of middle class people who work an hourly wage will find this benefit substantial.

Deductions for social security is also a big winner.

I am a small business owner and the depreciation of 100% now for equipment is huge. So is the pass through deduction of 20%.

So no we aren’t gullible or stupid, we just know how to read.

All in favor of income redistribution when you are the benficiary. Odd how that works.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the people who think the middle class will benefit because of a tax break or two don't get how much less their money will be worth.

Your medical insurance will cost substantially more.

Your home insurance will cost more.

Your food will cost substantially more (bye bye, farm workers )!

Your hotel stays will cost more (bye bye, room cleaners).

Either your local taxes will go up substantially, town or city will have more unemployed, more kids unsupervised after school, and more families going hungry.

Your clothes, your appliances, your cars, pretty much everything you buy will cost more thanks to tariffs.

Your energy costs will be higher and your air quality will be worse.

Loans for higher education will be less available.

Your national parks will be fewer and less well maintained.

And on and on and on.

But what extra money you keep, the multimillionaires and billionaires will be getting multiple times more--not only in absolute terms, but in percentage terms too.

Their gains will far outpace the increases in the basic living costs. They will have more to spend on jets, art, luxury travel, private schools, security for their compound in their gated enclave or on their gated island, and buying up more small businesses that can no longer compete due to the higher costs of imported inputs and labor.

Your supposed gains are so outdone by the wealthy that you move lower on the ladder.

Enjoy the crumbs.

Please back up your crazed rant with some kind of analysis.

Er, just read the Big Ugly Bill.

Please explain where the above is wrong.

Your denial of the facts does't change them. I don't need to persuade you, time will.

Okay so your argument is "trust me bro"? And I'm, naturally, a fascistic moron if I dont just trust you?

Isn't this thread about how dumb we are, and now you're saying that you won't provide any analysis or support for your hollow and hyperbolic claims, but yet WE are the easily manipulated idiots? Ok.

I'm not saying you need to trust me. I'm saying these things are direct, first order effects of the legislation (and some of the EOs). It doesn't require analysis; it requires obtuseness not to see these impacts.

The bill will save me six figures on my tax bill each year. Even if some of your raw, unsupported assertions are true, it is entirely unlikely that these costs would amount to six figures. Okay? So if you're to claim I'm a duped moron incapable of understanding economics, you need to break down the math.

I think you are a self-absorbed moron who fails to see that your quality of life depends quite a bit on the health of the community and the public services around you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the people who think the middle class will benefit because of a tax break or two don't get how much less their money will be worth.

Your medical insurance will cost substantially more.

Your home insurance will cost more.

Your food will cost substantially more (bye bye, farm workers )!

Your hotel stays will cost more (bye bye, room cleaners).

Either your local taxes will go up substantially, town or city will have more unemployed, more kids unsupervised after school, and more families going hungry.

Your clothes, your appliances, your cars, pretty much everything you buy will cost more thanks to tariffs.

Your energy costs will be higher and your air quality will be worse.

Loans for higher education will be less available.

Your national parks will be fewer and less well maintained.

And on and on and on.

But what extra money you keep, the multimillionaires and billionaires will be getting multiple times more--not only in absolute terms, but in percentage terms too.

Their gains will far outpace the increases in the basic living costs. They will have more to spend on jets, art, luxury travel, private schools, security for their compound in their gated enclave or on their gated island, and buying up more small businesses that can no longer compete due to the higher costs of imported inputs and labor.

Your supposed gains are so outdone by the wealthy that you move lower on the ladder.

Enjoy the crumbs.

Please back up your crazed rant with some kind of analysis.

Er, just read the Big Ugly Bill.

Please explain where the above is wrong.

Your denial of the facts does't change them. I don't need to persuade you, time will.

Okay so your argument is "trust me bro"? And I'm, naturally, a fascistic moron if I dont just trust you?

Isn't this thread about how dumb we are, and now you're saying that you won't provide any analysis or support for your hollow and hyperbolic claims, but yet WE are the easily manipulated idiots? Ok.

I'm not saying you need to trust me. I'm saying these things are direct, first order effects of the legislation (and some of the EOs). It doesn't require analysis; it requires obtuseness not to see these impacts.

The bill will save me six figures on my tax bill each year. Even if some of your raw, unsupported assertions are true, it is entirely unlikely that these costs would amount to six figures. Okay? So if you're to claim I'm a duped moron incapable of understanding economics, you need to break down the math.

If you had six figures to save, then you are very rich. And you’ve proved the point that this bill is about helping rich people like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP has overpromised and the bill under delivers. Even strategists are asking them to tone it down. GOP keeps saying “it’s be the biggest tax cut in history” but mainly it’s just an extension of current rates. People are wanting more money now because prices are starting to go up. And they’re not going to see any real difference on taxes.

Some people will benefit from a few new temporary cuts. But Poor seniors won’t get the new senior deduction. Poor families won’t get the expanded child credit. A lot of people won’t get much benefit out of no tax on tips because they don’t report most of their tips in any case. Biggest winners are probably cops and other people who get a lot of OT pay.

The place where I got estimated numbers of how much I would save was from the left wing media. Theh were decrying how much taxes would be cut for the non-poor and saying poor people would have expenses increase by $526 per year, while a person earning a million would save 66k.

So which is it? Is this really a big boon for richer people (which we are told is bad because to be successful is to be evil), or is it not that impactful of a bill to anyone, or is it going to dramatically accelerate costs as that one breathless poster states? Because right now, the left is claiming all of those things, at the same time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All the people who think the middle class will benefit because of a tax break or two don't get how much less their money will be worth.

Your medical insurance will cost substantially more.

Your home insurance will cost more.

Your food will cost substantially more (bye bye, farm workers )!

Your hotel stays will cost more (bye bye, room cleaners).

Either your local taxes will go up substantially, town or city will have more unemployed, more kids unsupervised after school, and more families going hungry.

Your clothes, your appliances, your cars, pretty much everything you buy will cost more thanks to tariffs.

Your energy costs will be higher and your air quality will be worse.

Loans for higher education will be less available.

Your national parks will be fewer and less well maintained.

And on and on and on.

But what extra money you keep, the multimillionaires and billionaires will be getting multiple times more--not only in absolute terms, but in percentage terms too.

Their gains will far outpace the increases in the basic living costs. They will have more to spend on jets, art, luxury travel, private schools, security for their compound in their gated enclave or on their gated island, and buying up more small businesses that can no longer compete due to the higher costs of imported inputs and labor.

Your supposed gains are so outdone by the wealthy that you move lower on the ladder.

Enjoy the crumbs.

Please back up your crazed rant with some kind of analysis.

Er, just read the Big Ugly Bill.

Please explain where the above is wrong.

Your denial of the facts does't change them. I don't need to persuade you, time will.

Okay so your argument is "trust me bro"? And I'm, naturally, a fascistic moron if I dont just trust you?

Isn't this thread about how dumb we are, and now you're saying that you won't provide any analysis or support for your hollow and hyperbolic claims, but yet WE are the easily manipulated idiots? Ok.

I'm not saying you need to trust me. I'm saying these things are direct, first order effects of the legislation (and some of the EOs). It doesn't require analysis; it requires obtuseness not to see these impacts.

The bill will save me six figures on my tax bill each year. Even if some of your raw, unsupported assertions are true, it is entirely unlikely that these costs would amount to six figures. Okay? So if you're to claim I'm a duped moron incapable of understanding economics, you need to break down the math.

If you had six figures to save, then you are very rich. And you’ve proved the point that this bill is about helping rich people like you.

The OPs claim is that this bill helps only billionaires. I'm not a billionaire.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the people who think the middle class will benefit because of a tax break or two don't get how much less their money will be worth.

Your medical insurance will cost substantially more.

Your home insurance will cost more.

Your food will cost substantially more (bye bye, farm workers )!

Your hotel stays will cost more (bye bye, room cleaners).

Either your local taxes will go up substantially, town or city will have more unemployed, more kids unsupervised after school, and more families going hungry.

Your clothes, your appliances, your cars, pretty much everything you buy will cost more thanks to tariffs.

Your energy costs will be higher and your air quality will be worse.

Loans for higher education will be less available.

Your national parks will be fewer and less well maintained.

And on and on and on.

But what extra money you keep, the multimillionaires and billionaires will be getting multiple times more--not only in absolute terms, but in percentage terms too.

Their gains will far outpace the increases in the basic living costs. They will have more to spend on jets, art, luxury travel, private schools, security for their compound in their gated enclave or on their gated island, and buying up more small businesses that can no longer compete due to the higher costs of imported inputs and labor.

Your supposed gains are so outdone by the wealthy that you move lower on the ladder.

Enjoy the crumbs.

Please back up your crazed rant with some kind of analysis.

Er, just read the Big Ugly Bill.

Please explain where the above is wrong.

Your denial of the facts does't change them. I don't need to persuade you, time will.

Okay so your argument is "trust me bro"? And I'm, naturally, a fascistic moron if I dont just trust you?

Isn't this thread about how dumb we are, and now you're saying that you won't provide any analysis or support for your hollow and hyperbolic claims, but yet WE are the easily manipulated idiots? Ok.

I'm not saying you need to trust me. I'm saying these things are direct, first order effects of the legislation (and some of the EOs). It doesn't require analysis; it requires obtuseness not to see these impacts.

The bill will save me six figures on my tax bill each year. Even if some of your raw, unsupported assertions are true, it is entirely unlikely that these costs would amount to six figures. Okay? So if you're to claim I'm a duped moron incapable of understanding economics, you need to break down the math.

I think you are a self-absorbed moron who fails to see that your quality of life depends quite a bit on the health of the community and the public services around you.

And I think you're an insufferable snob who looks down at everyone instead of having real discussions and being vulnerable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

The bill adds trillions of dollars to the debt. By 2032 the national debt will be about $50 trillion because of this bill.

Taxpayers already pay a trillion interest a year on our debt. 1) your taxes will go to pay even more interest on the debt because this adds to that burden. Interest on the debt is going to increase more. 2) the bill makes the SS trust fund run out a year earlier in 2032. Do you think Congress is going to let a bunch of seniors SS check get cut when the trust fund runs out? Hell no. How do you pay for it? Increase taxes or run even more debt.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

The bill adds trillions of dollars to the debt. By 2032 the national debt will be about $50 trillion because of this bill.

Taxpayers already pay a trillion interest a year on our debt. 1) your taxes will go to pay even more interest on the debt because this adds to that burden. Interest on the debt is going to increase more. 2) the bill makes the SS trust fund run out a year earlier in 2032. Do you think Congress is going to let a bunch of seniors SS check get cut when the trust fund runs out? Hell no. How do you pay for it? Increase taxes or run even more debt.

Why isnt the answer to cut spending then? You talk as though a tax increase is the only solution, and it's not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

The bill adds trillions of dollars to the debt. By 2032 the national debt will be about $50 trillion because of this bill.

Taxpayers already pay a trillion interest a year on our debt. 1) your taxes will go to pay even more interest on the debt because this adds to that burden. Interest on the debt is going to increase more. 2) the bill makes the SS trust fund run out a year earlier in 2032. Do you think Congress is going to let a bunch of seniors SS check get cut when the trust fund runs out? Hell no. How do you pay for it? Increase taxes or run even more debt.

Why isnt the answer to cut spending then? You talk as though a tax increase is the only solution, and it's not.

Cut money from what? We just got rid of USAID and fired thousands of federal workers and federal spending still going up.

That’s because do 60% of all federal
Spending is on SS, Medicare, defense and interest on the debt. This bill increases both defense spending and interest on the debt.

Take it up with seniors if you want to cut their SS or Medicare. Good luck with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The GOP has overpromised and the bill under delivers. Even strategists are asking them to tone it down. GOP keeps saying “it’s be the biggest tax cut in history” but mainly it’s just an extension of current rates.

Tell that louder to the Democrats on here who keep talking about these 4 trillion tax cuts for billionaires.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

The bill adds trillions of dollars to the debt. By 2032 the national debt will be about $50 trillion because of this bill.

Taxpayers already pay a trillion interest a year on our debt. 1) your taxes will go to pay even more interest on the debt because this adds to that burden. Interest on the debt is going to increase more. 2) the bill makes the SS trust fund run out a year earlier in 2032. Do you think Congress is going to let a bunch of seniors SS check get cut when the trust fund runs out? Hell no. How do you pay for it? Increase taxes or run even more debt.

SS number of recipients has had a surprising drop recently. Perhaps this is DOGE finding fraud, or perhaps something to do with COVID vaccines.

Removing more illegal immigrants, as this bill does, will lower a lot of costs and boost wages. It will also reduce spending in a lot of government programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

National debt. Interest. Are those medicaid freeloaders gonna pay for it when they start picking watermelons to replace the illegal immigrants?

That is speculative and abstract. Be specific. Where will my costs or tax burden increase?

Interest rates will be higher because of the all the new debt this will
Add. Not overnight but interest rates will be higher than expected.

[Anonymous]

The BBB will increase taxes for about 65% of the tax payers. Yipes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What higher deficit? They largely kept the same tax rates.
There would have been a higher debt no matter what budget passed, as we saw with all the CRs the last 15 years.
This time they managed to corral the conservatives whining about the deficit who refused to vote for any budget bill. Thus they didn't have to go to Democrats for votes and could pass a lower level of spending.

Those tax rates were set to expire because they could not be made permanent under reconciliation the first time around. When passed, Trump and Republicans assumed Trump would have two terms and the Dems would likely handle the fallout.

But now they have to handle it. And instead of doing that, they are making the tax cut permanent at a 3.3T cost of the deficit.

The deficit and debt will increase because these cuts were never meant to be permanent. They are not sustainable even with massive spending cuts. Republicans just proved that the level of spending cuts required to get the deficit under control are not viable politically. The only answer is tax increases, and instead of addressing the issue, they are kicking the can down the road and massively increasing the deficit and rate of increase to the debt.

No. The answer is to stop spending our money! It's not the government's money, it's not your money, etc. It's our money, and they can reduce the deficit by cutting programs that don't improve anything and arent working. All this foreign aid has bought us nothing but the hate of the nations we give it to. Covering medical bills of poor people has brought nothing but a growing "eat the rich" mentality. So no more. You want class warfare- or more accurately warfare between people who want to live and work honestly and those who don't-- you've got it now. We aren't duped. We know what we are doing.

You still don't get it, and you obviously DON'T know what you're doing, because they are going to be spending A LOT MORE of "your money."

Explain to me how, by me being able to keep an additional 66k for every million in income, I am losing money. Please. Be specific.

The bill adds trillions of dollars to the debt. By 2032 the national debt will be about $50 trillion because of this bill.

Taxpayers already pay a trillion interest a year on our debt. 1) your taxes will go to pay even more interest on the debt because this adds to that burden. Interest on the debt is going to increase more. 2) the bill makes the SS trust fund run out a year earlier in 2032. Do you think Congress is going to let a bunch of seniors SS check get cut when the trust fund runs out? Hell no. How do you pay for it? Increase taxes or run even more debt.

Why isnt the answer to cut spending then? You talk as though a tax increase is the only solution, and it's not.

Cut money from what? We just got rid of USAID and fired thousands of federal workers and federal spending still going up.

That’s because do 60% of all federal
Spending is on SS, Medicare, defense and interest on the debt. This bill increases both defense spending and interest on the debt.

Take it up with seniors if you want to cut their SS or Medicare. Good luck with that.

I don't want to cut Medicaid. And I do think taxes will have to go up because our population is becoming inverted with too many old people and too few young people. I just dont see why that argument is 1) reason enough to keep taking and spending our money, which we will need to invest for our own futures, 2) the only answer. We should be cutting all this foreign aid, etc and taking care of our own people. We are on an unsustainable path of spending and the generations below us are going to get smacked hard if we dont change our ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The BBB will increase taxes for about 65% of the tax payers. Yipes!

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