Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big’ bill of tax breaks (1 Viewer)

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Republicans moving ahead with Trump's 'big' bill of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.

apnews.com

More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to start working on their version. The largely party-line vote, 52-48, sets the stage for a potential Senate all-nighter Friday spilling into the weekend.

 

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Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning.

The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015. Space and Earth science missions would bear the brunt of the cutbacks, losing more than 53% of what was allocated to them in 2024.

If the budget is approved by Congress, opponents say, longstanding Nasa labs will close, deep-space missions, including many already under way, will be abandoned, and a new generation of exploration and discovery will never reach the launchpad.


Two of the most notable casualties will be the Mars sample return mission, which had been in doubt on cost grounds for a while, and the Davinci+ and Veritas projects. The latter two were announced during the Biden administration and planned for the early 2030s; they’d have sent Nasa back to study Venus for the first time since 1989.

Advocates are highlighting the future discoveries that will not be made, as much as the loss of initiatives that were extensively planned years ago, as they ramp up their campaign to persuade Washington lawmakers to defy the president and preserve or even expand Nasa’s funding.

“An extinction-level event is when something like an asteroid hits Earth and life that has been otherwise perfectly well functioning, healthy ecosystems that have been balanced and functioning, are wiped out in large numbers. That’s functionally what this budget is,” said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society, which is rallying Congress members to oppose the budget.

“Projects that are functioning, that are on budget and on time, that are already paid for and returning good science, would be decimated. You’d see missions turned off mid-flight, extended missions put into hibernation or left to tumble in space. You’d see projects that could launch next year canceled summarily, and hundreds if not thousands of scientists and engineers and others laid off due to loss of research money and technology investments……..

Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandoned

www.theguardian.com

 

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Yeah, I don't know why the American people keep falling for elected officials who want to push 'trickle down' policy. Because it.has.never.worked

You don’t remember the people who tried to overthrow dictatorships with violence. What stays with us — what moves the world — are the peaceful protests: thousands standing with candles, singing in unison… and that lone, courageous man in China, standing defiantly before a line of tanks.

Did those moments change everything overnight? No. But they did change something far more powerful: public opinion. And over time, that shift laid the groundwork for real transformation — in places like Bulgaria, Poland, and even pre-Putin Russia.

When enough people stand up peacefully, the system can change — even in the face of brutal repression.

As Mandela said, resorting to violence costs you the moral high ground. And once you lose that, you risk losing the most powerful ally you have against authoritarianism: the people you claim to represent.

I agree with both your points! There have been both relatively peaceful and relatively bloody revolutions. Ideally the former, peaceful protests should come first, large scale protests. But when push comes to shove, and the Dictator exerts deadly force, force must be used to successfully counter force. We’re not there yet, but unfortunately, being overly proactive with first strike violence, which taints your resistance, the bad guys IMO have to draw blood first, then bets are off, and the Revolution becomes defense, survival, a different justifiable quality.

 

[Huntn]

Some of the greatest mysteries of the universe, such as the possibility of life on Mars or Venus, may never be solved because of Donald Trump’s proposed “extinction-level” cuts to Nasa spending, scientists are warning.

The Trump administration revealed last month its plan to slash the space agency’s overall budget by 24% to $18.8bn, the lowest figure since 2015. Space and Earth science missions would bear the brunt of the cutbacks, losing more than 53% of what was allocated to them in 2024.

If the budget is approved by Congress, opponents say, longstanding Nasa labs will close, deep-space missions, including many already under way, will be abandoned, and a new generation of exploration and discovery will never reach the launchpad.


Two of the most notable casualties will be the Mars sample return mission, which had been in doubt on cost grounds for a while, and the Davinci+ and Veritas projects. The latter two were announced during the Biden administration and planned for the early 2030s; they’d have sent Nasa back to study Venus for the first time since 1989.

Advocates are highlighting the future discoveries that will not be made, as much as the loss of initiatives that were extensively planned years ago, as they ramp up their campaign to persuade Washington lawmakers to defy the president and preserve or even expand Nasa’s funding.

“An extinction-level event is when something like an asteroid hits Earth and life that has been otherwise perfectly well functioning, healthy ecosystems that have been balanced and functioning, are wiped out in large numbers. That’s functionally what this budget is,” said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy at the Planetary Society, which is rallying Congress members to oppose the budget.

“Projects that are functioning, that are on budget and on time, that are already paid for and returning good science, would be decimated. You’d see missions turned off mid-flight, extended missions put into hibernation or left to tumble in space. You’d see projects that could launch next year canceled summarily, and hundreds if not thousands of scientists and engineers and others laid off due to loss of research money and technology investments……..

Universe’s mysteries may never be solved because of Trump’s Nasa cuts, experts say

‘Extinction-level cuts’ to space agency’s spending means labs will close and deep-space missions will be abandoned

www.theguardian.com

The limits of TheOrangeDon’s intellect, world view, the lack of grasp of our specie’s existence is so mind boggling miniscule, ignorant and mentally ill warped, it’s even harder to wrap your head around what level his minions exist at (not the power hungry co-conspirators), low level tribal mammals at war with competing critters.

 

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Speaker Johnson 2021- CBO report says Dems spending will add $400B to deficit

Speaker Johnson 2025- CBO is LEFTIST DEM organization that lies

see for yourself.

 

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Hopefully folks are seeing this MAGA movement for what it really is.

 

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Hopefully folks are seeing this MAGA movement for what it really is.

And then she smirks at the end as if she gave a clever response.

People in Iowa need to vote better.

 

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Hopefully folks are seeing this MAGA movement for what it really is.

If she gets voted out by a landslide I hope the response is "That's okay, everyone loses their job sometimes"

 

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So enrich the wealthy, fork over the poor and lower income. Nice plan

The Seven Ugliest Provisions in Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Weakened courts, happy heirs, and work requirements. The House-passed version of Donald Trump's tax plan takes from poor, gives to rich.

www.rollingstone.com

1) Undermining the Rule of Law
A provision slipped into the House bill, unrelated to taxes, would have a major impact on the courts and the rule of law. It blocks any funding to enforce contempt of court orders. This, in turn, could enable the Trump administration to flout the rulings of judges without consequence.

2) Rewarding Rich Homeowners:
It quadruples a tax break that one analysis finds “Overwhelmingly Benefits Wealthy, White Households.” We are talking here about the state and local tax, or SALT, deduction.

3) A Boondoggle for Private Schools:
On the charitable giving side of the tax act, the House Bill creates a back-door subsidy for private school vouchers.

4) Leave No Heir Behind:
A rich couple will be able to pass on $30 million to their descendants without paying a penny of tax next year. According to a letter from Americans for Tax Fairness, “this handout to lucky heirs and heiresses will cost over $200 billion in lost revenue over 10 years.”

5) Shortchange Kids of Immigrants:
by limiting availability of the child tax credit to only citizen children with a citizen parent. The child tax credit is currently available to children with Social Security numbers, so long as their parents have a taxpayer

6) No Insurance for You!
Recipients must prove they are, in fact, poor. The Big Beautiful Bill however adds insult to injury. People who are kicked off Medicaid by failing to navigate the requirements around work and work-reporting, will be punished by becoming ineligible for subsidies for individual insurance plans sold under Obamacare. By design, the Trumpy Medicaid changes will eliminate coverage for 10.3 million people, according to the CBO.

7) Work for Your Supper:
As passed, the House bill would expand work requirements in SNAP on adults up to the age of 65. (Current work requirements phase out at 55). It would also require parents with children as young as eight to work outside the house, turning another generation of young poor children into latchkey kids.