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Tax Cuts for Billionaires Threaten $3 Trillion Deficit

5/21/2025

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Congress is evaluating a tax bill that proposes significant tax cuts for billionaires, potentially raising the deficit by $3 trillion.
To balance costs, the bill suggests reductions in Medicaid, clean energy initiatives, student loans, and food assistance programs.
Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump support extending prior tax cuts while boosting military and immigration funding.
Critics argue these measures will harm low-income individuals and exacerbate the deficit in a shifting economic landscape.

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Congress is evaluating a tax bill that proposes significant tax cuts for billionaires, potentially raising the deficit by $3 trillion.
To balance costs, the bill suggests reductions in Medicaid, clean energy initiatives, student loans, and food assistance programs.
Speaker Mike Johnson and President Trump support extending prior tax cuts while boosting military and immigration funding.
Critics argue these measures will harm low-income individuals and exacerbate the deficit in a shifting economic landscape.