Trump/Admin Policies

Halifax2TheMax

I look forward to the residents of red states complaining and whining about how much they have to pay.

Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The CBO also estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under the bill by 2034, including 1.4 million who are in the United States without legal status in state-funded programs.

The package would reduce federal outlays, or spending, by nearly $1.3 trillion over that period, the budget office said.

“In the words of Elon Musk, this bill is a ‘disgusting abomination,’” said Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, reviving the billionaire former Trump aide’s criticism of the package.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he called Musk late Tuesday to discuss the criticism but had not heard back. “I hope he comes around,” Johnson told reporters.

Trump pushing Congress to act

The analysis comes at a crucial moment in the legislative process as Trump is pushing Congress to have the final product on his desk to sign into law by the Fourth of July. The work of the CBO, which for decades has served as the official scorekeeper of legislation in Congress, will be weighed by lawmakers and others seeking to understand the budgetary impacts of the sprawling 1,000-page-plus package.

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

Republicans criticize the CBO

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the CBO has been “historically wrong,” and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the CBO was “flat wrong” because it underestimated the potential revenue growth from Trump’s first round of tax breaks in 2017. The CBO last year said receipts were $1.5 trillion, or 5.6% greater than predicted, in large part because of the “burst of high inflation” during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

White House Budget Director Russ Vought said when you adjust for “current policy” — which means not counting some $4.5 trillion in existing tax breaks that are simply being extended for the next decade — the overall package actually doesn’t pile onto the deficit. He argued the spending cuts alone in fact help reduce deficits by $1.4 trillion over the decade.

Democrats and even some Republicans call that “current policy” accounting move a gimmick, but it’s the approach Senate Republicans intend to use during their consideration of the package to try to show it does not add to the nation’s deficits. Vought argued that the CBO is the one using a “gimmick” by tallying the costs of continuing those tax breaks that would otherwise expire.

Leavitt also suggested that the CBO’s employees are biased, even though certain budget office workers face strict ethical rules — including restrictions on campaign donations and political activity — to ensure objectivity and impartiality.

“When it comes time to make prognostications on economic growth, they’ve always been wrong,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a press conference.

Asked if it’s time to get rid of the CBO, Scalise did not dismiss the idea, saying it’s valid to raise concerns.

Alongside the costs of the bill, the CBO had previously estimated that nearly 4 million fewer people would have food stamps each month due to the legislation’s proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

What’s in the bill

The bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after the president’s own catch phrase, is grinding its way through Congress, as the top priority of Republicans, who control both the House and the Senate — and face stiff opposition from Democrats, who call it Trump’s “big, ugly bill.”

All told, the package seeks to extend the individual income tax breaks that had been approved in 2017 but that will expire in December if Congress fails to act, while adding new ones, including no taxes on tips. It also includes a massive buildup of $350 billion for border security, deportations and national security.

To help cover the lost revenue, Republicans want to slash some federal spending. They propose phasing out green energy tax breaks put in place during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. New work requirements for some adults up to age 65 on Medicaid and SNAP would begin in December 2026 and are expected to result in less spending on those programs.

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/06/04/trump-tax-bill-add-2-4-trillion-deficit-leave-10-9-million-more-uninsured-cbo/

Bentleyspop

mickeyrat said:

Bentleyspop said:

josevolution said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

And you gotta love the sentiment.

Love the “ I love Hispanics” touch 

Who do you think built tRUmp tower?

contractors who didnt get paid?

gimmesometruth27

Halifax2TheMax said:

I look forward to the residents of red states complaining and whining about how much they have to pay.

Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The CBO also estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under the bill by 2034, including 1.4 million who are in the United States without legal status in state-funded programs.

The package would reduce federal outlays, or spending, by nearly $1.3 trillion over that period, the budget office said.

“In the words of Elon Musk, this bill is a ‘disgusting abomination,’” said Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, reviving the billionaire former Trump aide’s criticism of the package.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he called Musk late Tuesday to discuss the criticism but had not heard back. “I hope he comes around,” Johnson told reporters.

Trump pushing Congress to act

The analysis comes at a crucial moment in the legislative process as Trump is pushing Congress to have the final product on his desk to sign into law by the Fourth of July. The work of the CBO, which for decades has served as the official scorekeeper of legislation in Congress, will be weighed by lawmakers and others seeking to understand the budgetary impacts of the sprawling 1,000-page-plus package.

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

Republicans criticize the CBO

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the CBO has been “historically wrong,” and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the CBO was “flat wrong” because it underestimated the potential revenue growth from Trump’s first round of tax breaks in 2017. The CBO last year said receipts were $1.5 trillion, or 5.6% greater than predicted, in large part because of the “burst of high inflation” during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

White House Budget Director Russ Vought said when you adjust for “current policy” — which means not counting some $4.5 trillion in existing tax breaks that are simply being extended for the next decade — the overall package actually doesn’t pile onto the deficit. He argued the spending cuts alone in fact help reduce deficits by $1.4 trillion over the decade.

Democrats and even some Republicans call that “current policy” accounting move a gimmick, but it’s the approach Senate Republicans intend to use during their consideration of the package to try to show it does not add to the nation’s deficits. Vought argued that the CBO is the one using a “gimmick” by tallying the costs of continuing those tax breaks that would otherwise expire.

Leavitt also suggested that the CBO’s employees are biased, even though certain budget office workers face strict ethical rules — including restrictions on campaign donations and political activity — to ensure objectivity and impartiality.

“When it comes time to make prognostications on economic growth, they’ve always been wrong,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a press conference.

Asked if it’s time to get rid of the CBO, Scalise did not dismiss the idea, saying it’s valid to raise concerns.

Alongside the costs of the bill, the CBO had previously estimated that nearly 4 million fewer people would have food stamps each month due to the legislation’s proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

What’s in the bill

The bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after the president’s own catch phrase, is grinding its way through Congress, as the top priority of Republicans, who control both the House and the Senate — and face stiff opposition from Democrats, who call it Trump’s “big, ugly bill.”

All told, the package seeks to extend the individual income tax breaks that had been approved in 2017 but that will expire in December if Congress fails to act, while adding new ones, including no taxes on tips. It also includes a massive buildup of $350 billion for border security, deportations and national security.

To help cover the lost revenue, Republicans want to slash some federal spending. They propose phasing out green energy tax breaks put in place during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. New work requirements for some adults up to age 65 on Medicaid and SNAP would begin in December 2026 and are expected to result in less spending on those programs.

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/06/04/trump-tax-bill-add-2-4-trillion-deficit-leave-10-9-million-more-uninsured-cbo/

deficits are irrelevant when the gop is in charge.

Halifax2TheMax

gimmesometruth27 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

I look forward to the residents of red states complaining and whining about how much they have to pay.

Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The CBO also estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under the bill by 2034, including 1.4 million who are in the United States without legal status in state-funded programs.

The package would reduce federal outlays, or spending, by nearly $1.3 trillion over that period, the budget office said.

“In the words of Elon Musk, this bill is a ‘disgusting abomination,’” said Rep. Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, reviving the billionaire former Trump aide’s criticism of the package.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he called Musk late Tuesday to discuss the criticism but had not heard back. “I hope he comes around,” Johnson told reporters.

Trump pushing Congress to act

The analysis comes at a crucial moment in the legislative process as Trump is pushing Congress to have the final product on his desk to sign into law by the Fourth of July. The work of the CBO, which for decades has served as the official scorekeeper of legislation in Congress, will be weighed by lawmakers and others seeking to understand the budgetary impacts of the sprawling 1,000-page-plus package.

Ahead of the CBO’s release, the White House and Republican leaders criticized the budget office in a preemptive campaign designed to sow doubt in its findings.

Republicans criticize the CBO

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the CBO has been “historically wrong,” and Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the CBO was “flat wrong” because it underestimated the potential revenue growth from Trump’s first round of tax breaks in 2017. The CBO last year said receipts were $1.5 trillion, or 5.6% greater than predicted, in large part because of the “burst of high inflation” during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

White House Budget Director Russ Vought said when you adjust for “current policy” — which means not counting some $4.5 trillion in existing tax breaks that are simply being extended for the next decade — the overall package actually doesn’t pile onto the deficit. He argued the spending cuts alone in fact help reduce deficits by $1.4 trillion over the decade.

Democrats and even some Republicans call that “current policy” accounting move a gimmick, but it’s the approach Senate Republicans intend to use during their consideration of the package to try to show it does not add to the nation’s deficits. Vought argued that the CBO is the one using a “gimmick” by tallying the costs of continuing those tax breaks that would otherwise expire.

Leavitt also suggested that the CBO’s employees are biased, even though certain budget office workers face strict ethical rules — including restrictions on campaign donations and political activity — to ensure objectivity and impartiality.

“When it comes time to make prognostications on economic growth, they’ve always been wrong,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said at a press conference.

Asked if it’s time to get rid of the CBO, Scalise did not dismiss the idea, saying it’s valid to raise concerns.

Alongside the costs of the bill, the CBO had previously estimated that nearly 4 million fewer people would have food stamps each month due to the legislation’s proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

What’s in the bill

The bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after the president’s own catch phrase, is grinding its way through Congress, as the top priority of Republicans, who control both the House and the Senate — and face stiff opposition from Democrats, who call it Trump’s “big, ugly bill.”

All told, the package seeks to extend the individual income tax breaks that had been approved in 2017 but that will expire in December if Congress fails to act, while adding new ones, including no taxes on tips. It also includes a massive buildup of $350 billion for border security, deportations and national security.

To help cover the lost revenue, Republicans want to slash some federal spending. They propose phasing out green energy tax breaks put in place during Democrat Joe Biden’s presidency. New work requirements for some adults up to age 65 on Medicaid and SNAP would begin in December 2026 and are expected to result in less spending on those programs.

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2025/06/04/trump-tax-bill-add-2-4-trillion-deficit-leave-10-9-million-more-uninsured-cbo/

deficits are irrelevant when the gop is in charge.

But the cruelty is front and center.

mickeyrat

In the annals of diplomatic disasters, June 5, 2025, may go down as the day the West officially lost the plot, or at least its translator. What was supposed to be a somber, strategic meeting between Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about Ukraine, NATO, and global stability turned instead into a 90-minute ego séance, complete with black-eye anecdotes, ghost pens, toddler war metaphors, and an accidental eulogy for D-Day.

We begin in the Oval Office, sorry, the Sacred Chamber of Universal Destiny, as Trump now appears to call it. “World War I started and ended here,” he claimed, seemingly unaware that the armistice was signed in a train car in France, not between the potted plants and Diet Coke stash. Trump described the room as so magical that even Germans get misty-eyed upon entering. Chancellor Merz’s expression suggested otherwise. It said: “I studied international law for this?”

But we digress. Trump, of course, was late. His entrance was less statesman and more Vegas residency escapee: rambling, gesturing, name-dropping Elon Musk like a scorned ex. And oh, Elon, he of the hat that said “Trump is right about everything.” How dare he now criticize the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a term that sounds more like a drag queen than fiscal policy.

Elon, Trump sniffed, has “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” And why? Because he dared to oppose the removal of EV subsidies, subsidies Trump gleefully gutted to spite the climate and appease oil donors. Musk, Trump whined, had worn the MAGA hat, said nice things, and even stood behind the Oval Desk with a black eye. (Trump offered him makeup, which, unlike the Constitution, Elon had the good sense to decline.)

Then came the real meat: the Autopen Conspiracy. According to Trump, President Biden wasn’t president at all. No, Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced with a rogue office supply. The country, he warned, was run by a robot arm. You can’t make this up, unless, of course, you’re Trump, in which case you can make up almost anything and say it in front of a foreign head of state.

Speaking of whom, Chancellor Merz, (whom Trump calls “Friedick Mars,” presumably mistaking him for a Marvel villain), attempted,valiantly, tragically, to discuss D-Day. He invoked it as a reminder of American heroism and European liberation. Trump responded earnestly: “That was not a pleasant day for you.” To recap: Trump commemorated the liberation of Europe from the Nazis by telling a German it must have been a real bummer.

As Merz’s soul visibly detached from his body, Trump pivoted to what he does best: projecting. Ukraine? A playground spat. Putin? Just a misunderstood guy with some “bad blood” issues. Trump’s solution? Let them fight it out like angry toddlers until they’re tired. He claimed he told Putin this verbatim.

And just to add a dash of Orwell to this soup, Trump said he had a “debate with the human mind” and concluded that Biden didn’t have one. If this sounds like the plot to a rejected episode of Black Mirror, you’re not far off.

The press conference ended as it began: in chaos. Trump claimed grocery prices were down 400% (perhaps in Confederate dollars?), bragged about stopping Nord Stream 2 (he didn’t), and declared military enlistment numbers were at an all-time high (they’re not). He also described Ukrainian architecture as “turrets... blown to smithereens” and lamented the loss of cultural heritage as though he were auditioning for Antiques Roadshow: Genocide Edition.

In the end, Chancellor Merz managed a few sentences of actual diplomacy, but the sound of Trump’s delusion largely drowned them out, echoing off the Resolute Desk.

This was a hostage tape for democracy. The President of the United States spent over an hour lying, rambling, hallucinating, and praising himself in front of a key NATO ally while casually undermining the U.S. position on China, Ukraine, and global leadership.

Somewhere, the Autopen weeps, and probably writes a better speech.

follow me at marygeddry.substack.com and @magixarc.bsky.social

mickeyrat

https://theonion.com/fema-chief-confused-by-wind/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKxYPZjbGNrArFg9GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEehZEJItZowqp6ZWyX7kcGdfTJuW_TG8jT9UORT530mt747G1_nfBEhnueMxo_aem_W3AgvA98Q6NmHCmUaQRjmA

Halifax2TheMax

mickeyrat said:

In the annals of diplomatic disasters, June 5, 2025, may go down as the day the West officially lost the plot, or at least its translator. What was supposed to be a somber, strategic meeting between Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz about Ukraine, NATO, and global stability turned instead into a 90-minute ego séance, complete with black-eye anecdotes, ghost pens, toddler war metaphors, and an accidental eulogy for D-Day.

We begin in the Oval Office, sorry, the Sacred Chamber of Universal Destiny, as Trump now appears to call it. “World War I started and ended here,” he claimed, seemingly unaware that the armistice was signed in a train car in France, not between the potted plants and Diet Coke stash. Trump described the room as so magical that even Germans get misty-eyed upon entering. Chancellor Merz’s expression suggested otherwise. It said: “I studied international law for this?”

But we digress. Trump, of course, was late. His entrance was less statesman and more Vegas residency escapee: rambling, gesturing, name-dropping Elon Musk like a scorned ex. And oh, Elon, he of the hat that said “Trump is right about everything.” How dare he now criticize the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a term that sounds more like a drag queen than fiscal policy.

Elon, Trump sniffed, has “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” And why? Because he dared to oppose the removal of EV subsidies, subsidies Trump gleefully gutted to spite the climate and appease oil donors. Musk, Trump whined, had worn the MAGA hat, said nice things, and even stood behind the Oval Desk with a black eye. (Trump offered him makeup, which, unlike the Constitution, Elon had the good sense to decline.)

Then came the real meat: the Autopen Conspiracy. According to Trump, President Biden wasn’t president at all. No, Biden was “executed in 2020” and replaced with a rogue office supply. The country, he warned, was run by a robot arm. You can’t make this up, unless, of course, you’re Trump, in which case you can make up almost anything and say it in front of a foreign head of state.

Speaking of whom, Chancellor Merz, (whom Trump calls “Friedick Mars,” presumably mistaking him for a Marvel villain), attempted,valiantly, tragically, to discuss D-Day. He invoked it as a reminder of American heroism and European liberation. Trump responded earnestly: “That was not a pleasant day for you.” To recap: Trump commemorated the liberation of Europe from the Nazis by telling a German it must have been a real bummer.

As Merz’s soul visibly detached from his body, Trump pivoted to what he does best: projecting. Ukraine? A playground spat. Putin? Just a misunderstood guy with some “bad blood” issues. Trump’s solution? Let them fight it out like angry toddlers until they’re tired. He claimed he told Putin this verbatim.

And just to add a dash of Orwell to this soup, Trump said he had a “debate with the human mind” and concluded that Biden didn’t have one. If this sounds like the plot to a rejected episode of Black Mirror, you’re not far off.

The press conference ended as it began: in chaos. Trump claimed grocery prices were down 400% (perhaps in Confederate dollars?), bragged about stopping Nord Stream 2 (he didn’t), and declared military enlistment numbers were at an all-time high (they’re not). He also described Ukrainian architecture as “turrets... blown to smithereens” and lamented the loss of cultural heritage as though he were auditioning for Antiques Roadshow: Genocide Edition.

In the end, Chancellor Merz managed a few sentences of actual diplomacy, but the sound of Trump’s delusion largely drowned them out, echoing off the Resolute Desk.

This was a hostage tape for democracy. The President of the United States spent over an hour lying, rambling, hallucinating, and praising himself in front of a key NATO ally while casually undermining the U.S. position on China, Ukraine, and global leadership.

Somewhere, the Autopen weeps, and probably writes a better speech.

follow me at marygeddry.substack.com and @magixarc.bsky.social

Amazing isn’t it? And some on here are 100% totally all in and fine with deranged in the White House because of “the other.” 

It’s too late.

brianlux

Are you fucking kidding me?

From Heather's letter today:

In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump, posted that he visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial “to pay my respects to the service members and civilians we lost at Pearl Harbor on the fateful day of June 7, 1941.”

Halifax2TheMax

brianlux said:

Are you fucking kidding me?

From Heather's letter today:

In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump, posted that he visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial “to pay my respects to the service members and civilians we lost at Pearl Harbor on the fateful day of June 7, 1941.”

It’s an administration full of stupid, put in place by stupid who was elected by stupid. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

DE4173

"...a date which will live in infamy..."

Merkin Baller

“Suckers and losers” 

Bentleyspop

brianlux said:

Are you fucking kidding me?

From Heather's letter today:

In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump, posted that he visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial “to pay my respects to the service members and civilians we lost at Pearl Harbor on the fateful day of June 7, 1941.”

That was the day the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. 

DE4173

mickeyrat

DE4173 said:

"Son, being fat,  drunk and stupid is no way to go through life"

Dean Wormer

mickeyrat

Summer staffing crunch hits national parks after Trump cuts - https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/research-restrooms-summer-staffing-crunch-hits-national-parks-after-trump-cuts-2025-06-08/

josevolution

mickeyrat said:

Summer staffing crunch hits national parks after Trump cuts - https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/research-restrooms-summer-staffing-crunch-hits-national-parks-after-trump-cuts-2025-06-08/

Good luck finding toilet paper in those camp site bathrooms or a clean toilet 

brianlux

Bentleyspop said:

brianlux said:

Are you fucking kidding me?

From Heather's letter today:

In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump, posted that he visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial “to pay my respects to the service members and civilians we lost at Pearl Harbor on the fateful day of June 7, 1941.”

That was the day the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. 

Of course!  How could I forget?    

Poncier

Bentleyspop said:

brianlux said:

Are you fucking kidding me?

From Heather's letter today:

In April, John Phelan, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Donald J. Trump, posted that he visited the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial “to pay my respects to the service members and civilians we lost at Pearl Harbor on the fateful day of June 7, 1941.”

That was the day the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. 

Well played Bluto.

Poncier

mickeyrat said:

DE4173 said:

"Son, being fat,  drunk and stupid is no way to go through life"

Dean Wormer

"I can't believe I threw up in front of Dean Wormer."

"Face it Flounder, you threw up on Dean Wormer."

mickeyrat

this will end well. 

U.S. EPA proposes giving Texas authority to oversee CO2 injection permits - https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-epa-proposes-giving-texas-authority-oversee-co2-injection-permits-2025-06-09/