Nick Anderson
Christmas Gifts
Wed, Dec 17, 2025 • 10:45 PM
Lawmakers are debating whether to extend subsidies that make health insurance affordable for millions of Americans, a policy that would cost roughly $85 billion over three years—and they say no. Yet at the same time, the Trump administration’s signature legislative achievement, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, showers the richest households with nearly $2.3 trillion in tax breaks over the next decade. That’s not just a quirk of budgeting; It’s a choice about whose needs matter in Washington and whose don’t.
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Raj Lalwani
I feel people always cater to those with money. Whether it is companies selling products or politicians. The only glimmer of hope ...
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Cthulhu Cultist
Budgets are moral documents.
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