John,
Donald Trump and Republicans have passed their monstrous tax-and-budget law, the “Big Ugly Bill”, that will go down in history as one of the most extreme and devastating attacks ever on working families, rural communities, and the basic functions of government.
It hands out $4 trillion in tax breaks, which mostly benefit the richest 1%, while slashing vital public services—and it includes provisions so twisted you’d think it was satire. But it’s not. It’s the law now. And it’s already closing hospitals.[1]
Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska, a facility in a rural county that voted 84% for Trump, is shutting its doors after citing the GOP's brutal Medicaid cuts. Six more hospitals in the state are on the brink. Nationally, over 760 rural hospitals are in danger of full closure or drastic service cuts due to $1 trillion in Medicaid rollbacks.[2]
Altogether, nearly 17 million Americans could lose health coverage.[3] And while these communities suffer, Republicans are celebrating their “victory” alongside billionaire donors and corporate lobbyists.
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Let’s talk about the bizarre stuff they buried deep inside this bill. They eliminated a 90-year-old tax on gun silencers, the preferred tool of hitmen.[4] Why? Because Rep. Andrew Clyde, a Georgia Republican who owns a gun store that sells silencers, demanded it.
Somehow, there’s more. Want to build a spaceport? Good news, the Big Ugly Bill lets local governments issue tax-exempt bonds for that. Are you an oil giant? Congratulations, you’ll face zero new taxes on your drilling. Want to open a for-profit Christian school in a state that banned public funding of religious institutions? This bill funnels tax dollars to you, no questions asked.
Some provisions are only too predictable. Clean energy tax credits for wind and solar are gone. Student loan relief is rolled back. SNAP is slashed by $300 billion. And the price tag? Up to $3 trillion added to the deficit. A $5 trillion debt ceiling hike. All to make sure billionaires can hoard even more untaxed wealth. All to let corporate lobbyists gut what’s left of our social contract.
We need your help to make sure every American knows exactly who did this. Every last one who voted to cut Medicaid, slash food aid, hand tax breaks to billionaires, and make gun silencers tax-free.
We’re exposing them in their districts and in the press. But we can’t do it without the resources to scale this work fast.
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Thank you for standing with us in this fight. The billionaires have their lobbyists and super PACs, but we have the truth and a movement that won’t back down. Every dollar you give fuels our campaign to expose this legislation and hold its architects accountable.
Let’s make sure no one forgets who sold out their communities.
David Kass
Executive Director
Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund
[1] Trump ‘big beautiful bill’ gives top 1% biggest tax cuts in these states
[2] Sanders points to Nebraska medical center closure after GOP bill passes: ‘Dark day for rural America’
[3] Based on new CBO findings the number of uninsured resulting from the Senate bill is nearly 17 million -- more than the 16 million whom CBO found would lose coverage under the House bill.
[4] Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
