Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill’s provisions skewed in favour of the rich
US President Donald Trump has got what he wanted badly — Congress has passed his ambitious, controversial ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’. The final vote of 218-214 shows how divisive this legislation is. If Trump is to be believed, the Bill marks the beginning of a “new Golden Age” for the US. He is confident that Americans will be richer, safer and prouder than ever before. His optimism doesn’t have many takers outside Republican circles. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the policy package will add $3.3 trillion to the fiscal deficit over the next 10 years and 11.8 million more people will go without health coverage. The Bill authorises greater spending on border security and the military, but makes steep cuts in Medicare and Medicaid — which are the lifeline for millions of Americans.
