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The Bloated Butt-ugly Bill
Author: BobR
Date: 07/01/2025 12:54:37
"Ask A Vet" is on vacation this week, camping in the in woods far from any connectivity.
There are plenty of horror stories regarding the current maladministration. One of the most egregious and consequential of these is the ironically named "Big Beautiful Bill". Let's set aside the aggravation that respected news outlets are using this gross name in their newscasts and take a look at what's going on with it.
There is an excise tax for green energy, something that Republicans apparently didn't know was in there (do they even read these bills?). Worse, though, is Constitution-bending attempts by TACO to increase his power:
The most egregious include:
- More money for deportations
- Tax cuts for the rich
- Funding cuts to Medicaid
- Work requirement for those on Medicaid
- Taxes for green energy
- Cuts to nutrition programs
So in essence, it's cutting vital services for those most vulnerable, and giving even more money the richest. It's reverse Robin Hood. Naturally, Repbulicans in both houses of Congress are starting to balk, because they know that hurting their base will not be good come reelection time. This has resulted in debates and proposed changes among Republicans lasting until the wee hours.
The White House is not happy with those rebelling against the bill:
As most of you already know, Tillis (R-NC) is done with politics and is not ruunning for reelection, so he can actually be honest about this. One does have to wonder what DINO John Fetterman (D-PA) is thinking when he complains he's missing out on his beach time.
Maybe he'd be better off in the private sector... Of course, that would mean he'd have to live with the consequences of what the Republicans are doing to this country... Not that he's helping stop it, of course.
There are plenty of horror stories regarding the current maladministration. One of the most egregious and consequential of these is the ironically named "Big Beautiful Bill". Let's set aside the aggravation that respected news outlets are using this gross name in their newscasts and take a look at what's going on with it.
There is an excise tax for green energy, something that Republicans apparently didn't know was in there (do they even read these bills?). Worse, though, is Constitution-bending attempts by TACO to increase his power:
President Donald Trump has the chance to accelerate his political momentum and tighten his power grip on the country by driving his most significant piece of second-term legislation through Congress and taking a July Fourth victory lap.
The measure, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” with the president’s trademark provocative hyperbole, is Trump’s attempt to engineer lasting change through legislation in an administration that is also wielding huge and questionable executive power.
The most egregious include:
- More money for deportations
- Tax cuts for the rich
- Funding cuts to Medicaid
- Work requirement for those on Medicaid
- Taxes for green energy
- Cuts to nutrition programs
So in essence, it's cutting vital services for those most vulnerable, and giving even more money the richest. It's reverse Robin Hood. Naturally, Repbulicans in both houses of Congress are starting to balk, because they know that hurting their base will not be good come reelection time. This has resulted in debates and proposed changes among Republicans lasting until the wee hours.
The White House is not happy with those rebelling against the bill:
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration is confident that lawmakers will get the massive bill to the president’s desk by the 4th of July despite fiery criticism from some GOP members.
Leavitt on Monday slammed Senator Thom Tillis as “wrong” after he blasted the megabill over the weekend in a dramatic turn.
The North Carolina Republican was one of two GOP senators to vote against advancing the bill on Saturday.
As most of you already know, Tillis (R-NC) is done with politics and is not ruunning for reelection, so he can actually be honest about this. One does have to wonder what DINO John Fetterman (D-PA) is thinking when he complains he's missing out on his beach time.
Maybe he'd be better off in the private sector... Of course, that would mean he'd have to live with the consequences of what the Republicans are doing to this country... Not that he's helping stop it, of course.
