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💰🔄 Trump’s mega bill ‘hasn’t even cut taxes, it’s redistributed them’ | Justin Wolfers

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  • 💰📈 Trump’s Tax and Spending Bill: 📜 The bill’s passage through the US House of Representatives and Senate is discussed. 📄 Details of the bill include the renewal of Trump tax cuts from 2017, 💸 4 trillion in tax cuts, and ✂️ 1 trillion in spending cuts, leading to a 📉 3 trillion deficit increase [01:50]. 🏥 The primary source of spending cuts is Medicaid [02:49]. 🤔 Reasons for opposition to the bill include the unusual Trump coalition and 🦅 concerns from fiscal conservatives and anti-deficit hawks [03:12]. 📉 The economic implications of the bill specifically involve blowing out the deficit [05:11]. 🤑 The wealthy predominantly benefit from the bill, while 🧑‍💼 working and middle-class Americans and the 😔 poor bear the brunt [06:20]. ⚖️ The regressive nature of the tax cuts, spending cuts, and tariffs is highlighted [07:13]. 📅 The political strategy behind the bill’s timing involves pain (Medicaid cuts) coming after midterms and benefits upfront [11:25]. ⏳ The concept that Trump hasn’t cut taxes but rather redistributed them across time, creating future tax obligations, is also mentioned [20:33].
  • 💰🇺🇸 US National Debt: ℹ️ Clarification on the actual US debt figure (29 trillion, not 36 trillion) is provided [13:06]. 📊 The debt relative to annual income is close to 100% of GDP [13:41]. 💸 The implications of interest payments on the debt are around 3.5-4% of annual income [14:31]. 📈 The impact of increased debt on interest rates is a potential rise of about half a percentage point [15:33]. 🏘️ The effect of higher interest rates on mortgages, 🚗 car loans, 💳 credit cards, and 🧑‍🎓 student loans is discussed [16:40]. ⚠️ The risk of a “crisis of confidence” where the world might believe the US cannot repay its debts, leading to a vicious cycle of higher interest rates, is also covered [18:03].
  • 🚧 Tariffs: ⏳ The upcoming deadline for Trump’s 90-day pause on tariffs is noted [22:01]. 🤝 The lack of significant trade deals during the pause is discussed [23:32]. 📈 The expectation of high tariff rates (between 10% and 70%), potentially the highest in post-war America, is mentioned [25:13]. isolationism 🌎 The potential for increased isolation of Americans from the rest of the world due to these tariffs is also highlighted [25:33].

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