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House Passes OBBBA With 20% Pass-Through Deduction

8/15/2026

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  • The U.S. House passed the OBBBA, creating a 20% pass-through deduction that will cost $820 bn over ten years.
  • In 2022, 57% of $1.3 tn pass-through income went to 890,000 people in the richest 1%.
  • Economists estimate that more than 4,000 Main Street millionaires hold $46.7 tn, twelve times the wealth of all billionaires.
  • The bill adds an auto-loan interest deduction that will cost $5-$10 bn per year for four years.