Trump got his big beautiful bill passed. I prefer to call the big ugly bill for what follows below:
A potential $1 trillion cut in Medicaid over 10 years. This will result in 11.8 million more uninsured people. Hospitals in rural communities will close since many of their patients are covered by Medicaid. I just learned the closest hospital to my hometown will probably close which will pose hardship for many individuals.
Our national debt will increase by $3.3 trillion thanks in large part to tax cuts to the ultra rich. Any tax cuts to the rest of us will be negated by an increase in the cost of living. Interest payments on the debt could lead to instability in financial markets.
The cut of $285 billion in the SNAP program will cause more food insecurity for low income families. Children will be at greater risk of hunger and the health of these families will worsen due to this insecurity.
The increase of $150 billion in immigration enforcement leads to increased deportation causing mass exclusion and fear. In some cases individuals rounded up include citizens. I thought the storm troopers were a thing of the past. Financial barriers are created to legal immigration due to increased fees for work permits, asylum applications and the like and thus cause obstacles to legal immigration pathways. Concerns exist about oversight of deportation facilities especially in regard to overcrowding and medical neglect. Many immigrants, as most of us know, contribute to our economy.
The bill calls for cuts in energy tax credits. This could decrease the supply of clean energy and lead to increased costs of electricity for households, businesses, and schools. Reduced funding for electric vehicle tax credits will significantly drop the sale of those vehicles. This could increase demand for gasoline and thus increase the cost. 330,000 jobs in the solar industry will be lost. Climate change will worsen due to a decrease in clean energy.
Changes in the endowment tax in our colleges and universities will lead to a decrease in financial aid. Research activities, which often benefit you and I, will be decreased.
If you seek more information, which I could not include in this letter, you will find so much which is detrimental to all of us.
Remember the words of Senators Ernst and McConnell respectively, “We’re all going to die” and “They’ll get over it.” When you cast your ballot in 2026 and vote those legislators who voted for the bill out.
Lawrence Sena
Castle Rock