EPISODE · Jul 10, 2025 · 37 MIN
How The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Hurts Everyday Americans
from Beerocracy!® · host Emily Gross
With the stroke of a pen, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is now law — and its consequences are already rippling across the country. Marketed as a GOP budget breakthrough, the bill delivers deep blows to the most vulnerable Americans.I'm joined by Mike Konczal, Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project, to break the legislation down into four core areas: massive tax cuts for the wealthy, sweeping rollbacks in Medicaid and SNAP benefits, a gutting of recent renewable energy gains, and a staggering expansion of funding for ICE.This bill is sprawling, technical, and intentionally confusing — but one thing is clear: everyday Americans are being left behind.
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With the stroke of a pen, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is now law — and its consequences are already rippling across the country. Marketed as a GOP budget breakthrough, the bill delivers deep blows to the most vulnerable Americans.I'm joined by Mike Konczal, Senior Director of Policy and Research at the Economic Security Project, to break the legislation down into four core areas: massive tax cuts for the wealthy, sweeping rollbacks in Medicaid and SNAP benefits, a gutting of recent renewable energy gains, and a staggering expansion of funding for ICE.This bill is sprawling, technical, and intentionally confusing — but one thing is clear: everyday Americans are being left behind.
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