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KilleansRow 🇺🇲 🇺🇦🍀<p>1/2 Still shaking head rolling eyes wrt data that came across yesterday. It seems the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> didn' t just warn Congress about the <br>" big beautiful bill " . There were other issues.All of this btw completely independent of debt ceiling issues that are also (mostly) arbitrary choices. As this kind of truth telling is frowned upon the answer will probably be an attack on the CBO as being too "woke". These are not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> anymore. They are <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascists</span></a>.<br>Both our allies and adversaries are taking...</p>
We Must Strike<p>More data on how the budget bill betrays millions of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Conservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conservative</span></a> movement's own fiscal principles.<br>___<br><a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> megabill’s final score: $3.4T in red ink and 10 million kicked off <a href="https://c.im/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> says - POLITICO <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/21/gop-megabills-final-score-3-4t-in-red-ink-and-10-million-kicked-off-health-insurance-cbo-says-00465546" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/21/g</span><span class="invisible">op-megabills-final-score-3-4t-in-red-ink-and-10-million-kicked-off-health-insurance-cbo-says-00465546</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bbb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbb</span></a></p>
Economy<p>Trump’s Budget Could Break the Economy</p><p>President Donald Trump is charting a course that may end in the economy’s third meltdown in less than…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CongressionalBudgetOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CongressionalBudgetOffice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CongressionalRepublicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CongressionalRepublicans</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/deficit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deficit</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DeficitHawks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeficitHawks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalFundsRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalFundsRate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/financialcrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>financialcrisis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ModernMonetaryTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ModernMonetaryTheory</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OneBigBeautifulBillAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBillAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Quantitativeeasing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quantitativeeasing</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2262672/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2262672/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
BlueCrew - Community<p>In a powerful exchange, Rep. Brendan Boyle challenged former hedge fund executive Dale Bessent over Republican-backed federal cuts that would gut healthcare for millions. Boyle pressed Bessent—formerly of George Soros’s fund—on his past rhetoric opposing deficits. “Back then you railed against debt. What changed?” Boyle asked, before pivoting to the real human cost of the proposed budget.</p><p>He cited the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report, which projects that 16 million Americans would lose healthcare coverage under the GOP plan—10.9 million from Medicaid cuts and 5.1 million from Affordable Care Act reductions. When Bessent tried to argue the numbers were being misrepresented, Boyle firmly responded: “Excuse me, reclaiming my time. Those aren’t my numbers. That’s the CBO.” He added, “10.9 plus 5.1 is 16 million.”</p><p>The moment exposed the stark divide in priorities—where billionaires would continue to benefit from deep tax cuts while working families lose essential coverage. Boyle’s command of the facts underscored that this wasn’t partisan spin—it was verified data with real-life consequences.</p><p>Bessent’s shift—from fiscal hawk to a supporter of deficit-exploding tax breaks—highlighted the hypocrisy at the heart of current conservative economics. “Smart spending” has become code for stripping aid from the most vulnerable, while the wealthy remain untouched.</p><p>Boyle didn’t let the numbers get buried. He made sure Americans watching understood what’s at stake.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BlueCrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueCrew</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/TruthMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TruthMatters</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/HealthcareIsAHumanRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareIsAHumanRight</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/DefendHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Boyle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Boyle</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Bessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bessent</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FairEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FairEconomy</span></a></p>
Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴<p>Clarification from Rep. Raj Krishnamurthi (D-IL08):</p><p>We have to watch for cuts to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a>, not just <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>, because, due to the impact of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a> on the deficit &amp; the natl debt, it triggers sequestration.<br>____<br>What's sequestration? </p><p>Automatic spending cuts that occur through the withdrawal of funding for certain (but not all) govt programs. The necessity for it is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a>'s call, but the specific cuts are decided by Trump's <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a>.</p><p>Uh-oh. Legalized <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/topics/budget/sequestration#:~:text=Sequestration%20refers%20to%20automatic%20spending,how%20big%20it%20should%20be" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbo.gov/topics/budget/sequestr</span><span class="invisible">ation#:~:text=Sequestration%20refers%20to%20automatic%20spending,how%20big%20it%20should%20be</span></a>.</p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>Republican caught in the ULTIMATE humiliation on air - YouTube <a href="https://m.youtube.com/shorts/fjY2-tHU7p8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/shorts/fjY2-tHU7</span><span class="invisible">p8</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BrianTylerCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrianTylerCohen</span></a> </p><p>Dumbass from the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USNaziParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNaziParty</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BigStupidBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigStupidBill</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigUglyBill</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Here is a summary via Reuters of some elements of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> tax &amp; spending plan, with cost &amp; savings estimates by the Congressional Budget Office (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a>) or the Joint Committee on Taxation when available.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigUglyBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigUglyBill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillionaireTaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillionaireTaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CorporateTaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateTaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BorderWall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorderWall</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Detention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Detention</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MassDeportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeportation</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-big-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/trump-big</span><span class="invisible">-beautiful-bill-live-updates-2025-07-02/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> plan to slash <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> marketplace <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> could lead to nearly 12 million more people without insurance by 2034, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> estimates. That in turn would harm the finances of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NursingHomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NursingHomes</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> centers—which would have to absorb more of the cost of treating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/uninsured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uninsured</span></a> people—&amp; may force them to reduce services &amp; employees, as well as close facilities.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elderly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elderly</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OneBigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBill</span></a> cuts federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> marketplaces by ~$1 trillion over a decade, acc/to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonpartisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonpartisan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a>, threatening the physical &amp; financial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> of tens of millions of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a>.</p><p>The bill, which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> passed Tues, would reverse many of the health coverage gains of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Obama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Obama</span></a>, whose policies made it easier for millions of people to access <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> &amp; reduced the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/uninsured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uninsured</span></a> rate to record lows.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5453870/senate-republicans-tax-bill-medicaid-health-care" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/sections/shots-health-</span><span class="invisible">news/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5453870/senate-republicans-tax-bill-medicaid-health-care</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Even without this bill, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> has been expected to reach record levels in the coming decades, with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/nonpartisan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nonpartisan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> estimating that the debt held by the public, now about the same size as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>, would grow to become roughly 56% larger than the economy by 2055. Making the 2017 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> permanent could push the debt to become more than twice as large as the economy over the next 30 years, Ms. Riedl said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
sadele2<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GiftArticles</span></a></span> </p><p>"The bill will add about $3.3 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trillion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trillion</span></a> to the national debt over the coming decade," per the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a>. "But in a procedural action affirmed by GOP lawmakers, the Senate will essentially pretend that $3.8 trillion of the bill’s tax cuts don’t cost anything." </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> estimates the Senate bill would increase the deficit by nearly $3.3T from 2025 to 2034, a nearly $1T increase over the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a>-passed bill, which CBO has projected would add $2.4T to the debt over a decade.</p><p>The analysis also found that 11.8 million more Americans would become <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/uninsured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uninsured</span></a> by 2034 if the bill became <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>, an increase over the scoring for the House-passed version of the bill, which predicts 10.9M more people would be without <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coverage</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
BakersRelay<p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/TheGremlinZoo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGremlinZoo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NationalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalDebt</span></a> </p><p>From WTOP NEWS.com: Republican senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says </p><p><a href="https://wtop.com/government/2025/06/republican-senate-tax-bill-would-add-3-3-trillion-to-the-us-debt-load-cbo-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wtop.com/government/2025/06/re</span><span class="invisible">publican-senate-tax-bill-would-add-3-3-trillion-to-the-us-debt-load-cbo-says/</span></a></p>
Spin D'Accord<p>You might have heard it mentioned that the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> assessment of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BBB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBB</span></a> was a net -$2.4T to the federal debt. </p><p>That's less than the $4-6T projected over the decade, right? </p><p>That's because it excluded interest costs from the addnl debt and counting on certain provisions expiring halfway through the decade.</p><p>Under ordinary circumstances, those provisions would have otherwise resulted in a net -$4.3T effect on the debt over the decade, and -$5.3T taking interest into account. Still -$4-6T. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>They don't try to be accurate or tell the truth anymore. They just push the falsehoods out and expect people to buy it — sadly, too many do. <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/16/tim-scott-cbo-nine-errors/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzUwMDQ2NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxNDI4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTAwNDY0MDAsImp0aSI6IjhlNjNhZjYyLTMxM2UtNDhmYy1hNDEwLWQ1NmVmYTJjMTgzYSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzA2LzE2L3RpbS1zY290dC1jYm8tbmluZS1lcnJvcnMvIn0.sCDDCh93XDslBGw4OknuHG9HzMF-aCVqRYNOaOjfG4U" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/16/tim-scott-cbo-nine-errors/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzUwMDQ2NDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUxNDI4Nzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NTAwNDY0MDAsImp0aSI6IjhlNjNhZjYyLTMxM2UtNDhmYy1hNDEwLWQ1NmVmYTJjMTgzYSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI1LzA2LzE2L3RpbS1zY290dC1jYm8tbmluZS1lcnJvcnMvIn0.sCDDCh93XDslBGw4OknuHG9HzMF-aCVqRYNOaOjfG4U</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimScott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimScott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>&quot;🚨Every claim made by Sen T Scott to ridicule the nonpartisan <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CBO</span></a> turns out to be false.&quot;</p><p>As part of the GOP campaign attacking the nonpartisan CBO for the grim fiscal projections for the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BBB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BBB</span></a> of tax &amp; spending cuts pending in the, he posted a video *ridiculed for its errors -even received a community note on X.</p><p>Rs, esp MOC, are liars like Trump. MSM usually fails to fact-check them. Kudos to the WaPo for holding Sen Tim Scott&#39;s feet to the fire.<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a> <br /><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/06/16/tim-scott-cbo-nine-errors/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/16/tim-scott-cbo-nine-errors/</span></a></p>
MugsysRapSheet 🔩🐑🐘<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FnS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FnS</span></a> shows the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> (Congressional Budget Office) evaluation of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonnieDumbass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonnieDumbass</span></a>' "gift to the rich" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a> will hurt the poor while being a windfall for the wealthy.</p>
Judgy Gigi<p>Things I hate but I do every damn day: floss my teeth and call my 2 US Senators- then I am free! <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/5calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>5calls</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/make5calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>make5calls</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> - <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/nokings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nokings</span></a> oppose the <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/bigbeautifulbill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigbeautifulbill</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.plus/tags/cbo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cbo</span></a></p>
WYM Mod<p>Paul Krugman exposes the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" as a cruelly regressive law designed to enrich the ultra-wealthy while slashing crucial services for the poorest Americans. The CBO warns of significant economic losses for low-income households, with no deficit reduction in sight. This reflects a troubling alignment with authoritarian practices, prioritizing Trump over democracy. Discover more insights in the full article. </p><p><a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/reverse-robin-hood-and-trumpian-totalitarianism" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rev</span><span class="invisible">erse-robin-hood-and-trumpian-totalitarianism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/PaulKrugman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaulKrugman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/OneBigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneBigBeautifulBill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/RegressiveTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegressiveTax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>&quot;NEW analysis by the Congressional Budget Office shows the &quot;One Big Beautiful Bill&quot;:</p><p>1.) Makes the bottom 30% worse off </p><p>2.) Finances tax cuts that make the top 10% in particular better off.</p><p>🚨This is not shared sacrifice--it&#39;s a fiscal transfer from the bottom to the top.&quot;<br />-B Duke<br /><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Bill" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bill</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/CBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CBO</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/61387-Distributional-Effects.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbo.gov/system/files/2025-06/6</span><span class="invisible">1387-Distributional-Effects.pdf</span></a></p>
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