taxes
Belated Republican objections to the One Big Beautiful Bill ignore its fiscal irresponsibility
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the House of Representatives narrowly approved early in the morning on Thursday, May 22, lives up to its name in at least one respect: It is big, weighing in at 1,037 pages and nearly…
An “Ugly Tax” in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
(NA) Conservative Boston Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby rightly decries a pernicious provision in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill": Buried near the end of the ludicrously named "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"…
University Endowments Targeted by Big, Beautiful Bill
President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed by the House Thursday contains numerous, needed policy changes, including something that should have happened ages ago: taxes on large, private university endowments. …
America’s Credit Is Falling—and the Government Is Still Digging Deeper Into Debt
America's debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody's, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington shrugged the move off as minor or as…
The GOP tax bill will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit, CBO says
The major tax bill that Republicans hope to pass through the House later this week will require the federal government to borrow more heavily for the next five years, while postponing spending cuts and other deficit-reducing…
The GOP Budget Is Big, Bloated, B.S.
This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch critique President Donald Trump's proposed tax legislation and its fiscal irresponsibility, discuss the national deficit and credit…
Republicans still aren’t taking the national debt seriously
In a world where federal policymakers were treating America's national debt with the seriousness it deserves, Friday might have been a crucial turning point in Washington. First, the House Budget Committee voted down…
Trump’s Tax Plan Is a Leftist Economic Agenda Wrapped in Populist Talking Points
If you voted for President Donald Trump last November because you believed he'd increase economic freedom, it's safe to say you were fooled. Following a reckless tariff barrage, the White House and its allies are…
Too Much SALT Could Ruin the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” could be in jeopardy over a major SALT disagreement. Not the kind of salt that you keep in a shaker on the dinner table, but the cap on the state and local tax (SALT)…
Poll Finds Latinos Skew Right on Taxes, Energy, Immigration
Latinos broadly support low taxes, energy production, and a stable border situation, a new poll from the advocacy group Libre found. Libre, a Latino organization that advocates for free markets and immigration controls,…
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