Olivia of Troye - Alligator Alcatraz & the Big Beautiful Bill
Back in May, I warned that Republicans were gutting Medicaid and Social Security by a thousand paper cuts. If youve watched any coverage, youre likely overwhelmed by what's taking place on Capitol Hill as voter-a-rama became the longest in Senate history.
The Senates 940-page Big Beautiful Bill jams that slow kill into overdrive:
$350 billion for Trumps mass-deportation engine including $46B for the border wall, $45B for 100,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention beds, 10K new agents with $10k signing bonuses, and a $10 billion slush fund for states that help with round-ups and ICE raids.
$930 billion ripped out of Medicaid, pushing approximately 11.8 million people off coverage. Experts warn the bill will unleash a tidal wave of pain, over-crowded emergency rooms, a spike in chronic illness, soaring medical debt, and more families going hungry.
35 million fewer Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients as work rules climb to age 64.
https://www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com/p/alligator-alcatraz-and-the-big-beautifu