At first glance, this bill looks like a glittering package of tax relief for the little guy: permanent extensions of the 2017 tax cuts, no taxes on tips and overtime, and a higher SALT deduction cap. For working families, those are real benefits. But scratch the surface, and you’ll find the same old Washington disease lurking underneath—reckless spending, bloated government programs, and a complete disregard for the debt we are passing on to our children.
To be clear: this is not a DOGE-inspired cost-cutting bill. It’s a spending bill.
Even though it does trim some social programs like Medicaid and SNAP through stricter eligibility, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will add up to $5 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
The worst part is that this isn’t just numbers on a spreadsheet. It’s a direct hit on your family’s future purchasing power, your kids’ opportunities, and the stability of the entire economy for a very long time.
Thomas Massie nailed it last week when he pointed out the insanity of how we pass these bills:
“Major provisions of the big beautiful bill are still being negotiated and written, yet we are being told we will vote on it today.”
And he’s right. For years, massive spending bills have been bundled into omnibus packages with thousands of pages, no time to read, and no line-item veto to cut the junk.
Turns out, Republicans only hate omnibus when the other guys are doing it.
Massie reminds us that if House leadership would simply pass separate bills, the president could veto individual pieces of bad legislation, keep the good, and avoid a government shutdown—all while actually trimming the fat.
Imagine.