Tuesday, July 1, 2025

THINGS ARE GOING TO GET VERY BAD, VERY QUICKLY

 Do not underestimate what is about to happen if this bill happens.  

This regime is determined to achieve its agenda and to stop them requires public pushback on every single thing.  The only thing that is going to stop this is a National Strike. 

https://lettersfromanoldactivist.blogspot.com/2025/05/why-demonstrations-will-not-stop-trump.html

  • Deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, including slashed funding, new work requirements, and tightened eligibility—projected to expose 11.8 million more people to being uninsured by 2034 

  • Medicare & Medicaid overall reduction of roughly $85 billion over 2025–2034 in the Senate version Removes clean‑energy incentives, phasing out Biden-era tax credits—an expected 72% drop in renewables over the next decade, leading to higher utility bills 

  • Extends and deepens Trump-era tax cuts, including sweeping breaks for the wealthy, corporations, and permanent 2017 tax cuts 

  • $3.3–3.9 trillion added to the deficit over 10 years, made possible by “accounting tricks” masking the true cost 

  • Raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion to avoid default—even as spending cuts badly hit entitlements .

  • Cuts to environmental and public protections, including reduced EPA enforcement, clean water rollbacks, and weakened auto emissions standards 

  • Massive new spending on border enforcement—$45 billion for ICE detention and $50 billion for border fortifications 

  • Caps SALT deduction at $10k for upper‑middle incomes, though later increased to $40k for five years, while remaining controversial 

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