Tank that Big Ugly Bill
If you haven't already done so, please call your senators
The misnamed One Big Beautiful Bill is limping along, with a possible vote within the next few days because the diapered felon who rapes really, really wants this.
Let’s tell him no, shall we?
Word has gotten around about the rot at the bill’s core, including, but not limited to:
Carveouts that fly in the face of treating all taxpayers equally
Forbidding states from regulating AI for the next decade (an unpopular provision among certain MAGAts)
Cutting clean energy and energy efficiency programs, rebates, and incentives
Selling millions of acres of treasured public lands to be sold to billionaire polluting industries
Overly generous gifts for billionaires and not much for the rest of us not so blessed
Cutting SNAP, one of the most effective anti-hunger programs ever
I’m sure I’ve missed something but you get the idea. If you haven’t already done so, please contact your senator. Get contact information here.
After all that has gone on, I have lost what little optimism I once had. I don't know why Republican Senators would suddenly grow a spine if they haven't already.
It's such a tragedy that the Republican party (in particular) has basically morally collapsed and is in favor of such harmful and damaging policies. Our country has the potential to do such great things for people if only the people in charge could put the good of all people first. If only they could stop the continual slide toward increasing wealth inequity. Billionaires should not have lower effective tax rates than the poor! Increasing taxes for the wealthiest among us is not anti-wealthy. And let's face it - they would barely feel it. It is fair and would help all of us. We could do more good things for society. We should be investing in education, our environment, health and medical research, food, housing - not cutting these things. These ARE the things that makes us stronger and better. It makes no F-ing sense to do the opposite! It's insane that there is such a focus on the miniscule amount of fraud that might occur among the poor as they try to get by and so little focus on the wealthiest and how they get out of paying taxes. Why is that not front and center in news coverage and why isn't the average (Republican) person listening?