Let’s keep it simple. President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Tax Bill” is out, and as usual, there are two completely different worlds describing it. One is what Republicans actually wrote in the bill, and the other is what CNN wants you to know.
🏛️ What’s Actually In The Bill (From Republican Eyes)
Tax Cuts for Everyone: Extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for individuals, families, and businesses. Yes, the same cuts that gave you more take-home pay.
Work Requirements for Welfare: Able-bodied adults without dependents (meaning people who should go to work like the rest of us) must work to receive benefits like SNAP. Because, well, if you can work, you should work.
Funding Mass Deportations: Allocates money to remove illegal immigrants who crossed under Biden’s open border disaster. If Democrats didn’t leave the border wide open, we wouldn’t need to spend this money cleaning up their mess.
Increased Asylum Fees: Raises fees for asylum applications to help cover immigration costs instead of burdening taxpayers. Not everyone’s every problem can be funded by us taxpayers. We are struggling on our own.
Prevents Tax Hikes: Ensures middle-class families aren’t slammed with higher taxes once the 2017 cuts expire.
Supports Business Growth: Keeps corporate tax cuts steady to encourage job creation and manufacturing in America.
No Major Spending Cuts… Yet: Keeps spending levels similar but redirects funds towards security, enforcement, and working Americans.
👉 Overall Republican Summary:
“Keep your money, get a job if you can, and stop illegal immigration draining American resources.”
📺 What CNN Wants You To Think About This Bill
“Tax Cuts for the Rich!” CNN frames it as a plan to only benefit wealthy corporations, ignoring that middle-income families also keep more of their paycheck.
“Cruel to the Poor.” Describes work requirements as punishing vulnerable populations, forgetting that the requirement is for able-bodied adults without dependents.
“Dangerous Immigration Moves.” Paints mass deportation funding as inhumane, sidestepping the strain illegal immigration places on American systems.
“Ballooning the Deficit.” Focuses on how extending tax cuts will increase national debt without mentioning how economic growth offsets tax reductions.
“Trump’s Political Move.” Suggests the bill is just an election stunt rather than genuine economic and border security policy.
“Corporate Handouts Again.” They call it corporate welfare instead of recognizing that businesses create jobs. Who knew?
👉 Overall CNN Summary:
“Trump is giving everything to billionaires and hurting everyone else.”
KB’s Final Thoughts
Like it or not, I believe, tax cuts have historically stimulated growth, and stricter border policies reduce crime and drain on taxpayer resources. But hey, believe what you want. I’m just here summarizing the drama with my chai in hand. The one thing that I have learned that acknowledging the difference of opinion and not being in the conversion business is the most classy thing you can do.