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nitpicked

(1,359 posts)
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:47 AM Sep 3

AP Don't call it the 'One Big Beautiful Bill'

https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-9-3-2025

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House Republicans emerged from a private meeting with White House officials rebranding Trump’s signature bill: The Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

“We’re so excited about that,” Speaker Mike Johnson said after the meeting.

Polling shows Americans have panned the big bill. Half of U.S. adults expect the new tax law will help the rich, according to the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Most — about 6 in 10 — think it will do more to hurt than help low-income people.
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AP Don't call it the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' (Original Post) nitpicked Sep 3 OP
Mike, the horses have left the barn NCDem47 Sep 3 #1
Are they going rebrand the Epstein Files too? newdeal2 Sep 3 #2
And quit saying "crack down on immigration" and "an effort to reduce crime" Walleye Sep 3 #3
You can put lipstick on a pig and call it anything republianmushroom Sep 3 #4
My wife and I are Boomer retirees PCB66 Sep 3 #5

NCDem47

(3,001 posts)
1. Mike, the horses have left the barn
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 11:53 AM
Sep 3

Your man in the WH and his lackeys in Congress have been calling it the BBB for a while now. There is NO rebranding at this point. May it hang around your neck like an anchor.

Walleye

(42,385 posts)
3. And quit saying "crack down on immigration" and "an effort to reduce crime"
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 12:02 PM
Sep 3

Those are lies and they know it

PCB66

(44 posts)
5. My wife and I are Boomer retirees
Wed Sep 3, 2025, 12:54 PM
Sep 3

This "Big Beautiful Bill" {sic} will net us about $3K more spendable income a year because of the $12K a year tax deduction on Social Security income. Spendable income to be used for jobs in the economy.

That should be a good thing, right? However, that deduction comes at a much great cost. Decrease in Education funding, Less safety net for the poor and even putting Social Security itself at risk. Ain't so beautiful, is it?

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