2,400,000,000,000! In case all these zeroes makes your head spin, that’s 2.4 trillion {dollars} or you can say 2,400 billion {dollars} or 2,400,000 million {dollars}. My goodness, that’s a variety of {dollars}! And that, although the quantity would possibly transform even better, is what the president, the recurrent man, desires badly so as to add to our nationwide debt in keeping with the Congressional Finances Workplace (CBO). It ought to be stated that this enhance to the debt has little to do with bettering the lives of standard Individuals.
His lately un-bested good friend endlessly (UBFF) has publicly denounced this addition to the debt as simply too many further zeroes to be tolerated. In spite of everything, the UBFF was the one who took a metaphorical chainsaw to our federal authorities in quest of zeroes to be slashed from authorities spending with a purpose to supposedly scale back that horrible debt of ours.
That increase of $2.4 trillion to the nationwide debt is the results of the recurrent man’s One Big Beautiful Invoice that lately handed the Home of Representatives and is now being thought-about within the U.S. Senate. The recurrent man is utilizing all his powers of persuasion to persuade Republican senators who’re dragging their toes, that they higher signal on or else.
So, what’s on this nice massive stunning price range invoice? We all know that there are massive cuts to social security internet applications. The rule adjustments and cuts of $793 billion to Medicaid could end in 13.7 million folks shedding well being protection, in keeping with the CBO. And adjustments and cuts to SNAP (meals stamps) will go away thousands and thousands of low-revenue kids, disabled, and aged folks with decreased or probably no meals help.
And, in fact, there may be the recurrent man’s promise to increase his tax cuts from his first time period for the very rich and companies. The merciless cuts to applications that assist the folks of this nation don’t come wherever near paying for these big tax cuts. Republicans who oppose excessive deficits need to reduce much more from these applications and from others, like Medicare and Social Safety, to pay for these big tax cuts for wealthy folks.
Because the information of the recurrent man’s unlawful navy interference within the sovereign powers of the state of California are surprising the nation, it ought to be recognized that there’s $185 billion on this invoice for much more of the type of unprecedented immigration enforcement that we’ve been seeing in LA and throughout the nation.
Sure, cruelty is the secret. However what else is within the One Big Beautiful Invoice? It appears that there’s a part that can make it tougher for federal judges to carry folks in contempt for failing to obey their orders. At the moment a decide can implement a court docket order with fines and even jail time. But when this a part of his invoice turns into legislation, federal judges will lose their solely methodology of holding somebody who disobeys a court docket order accountable. Our courts can be rendered powerless, leaving the recurrent man and his regime free to interrupt the legislation it doesn’t matter what a federal decide decides in a case. The power of our courts to determine what is illegitimate or unconstitutional is hanging within the steadiness.
After which there’s the part that can forestall any state from passing legal guidelines that regulate how synthetic intelligence is used. Some states are within the course of or have already handed legal guidelines to ensure AI growth just isn’t dangerous to their residents, as has already been proven it may be. However I suppose the recurrent man’s billionaire tech buddies don’t like regulation of their investments and firms. In spite of everything, they’ve already paid thousands and thousands of {dollars} to the recurrent man within the type of donations and now anticipate he’ll do as he’s requested.
Talking of donations, the recurrent man may be very busy rising his private wealth. In contrast to different presidents, he doesn’t appear to care that accepting presents from international international locations is illegitimate in keeping with the emoluments clause of the Structure. He lately accepted a $200 million luxurious jet from the federal government of Qatar and plans to spend thousands and thousands of taxpayer {dollars} to refurbish it into a brand new Air Drive One for his use. I do marvel what the Qataris have been promised in return.
However the man can do no matter he likes for the reason that U.S. Supreme Courtroom gave him immunity from prosecution for all official acts. Accepting a $200 million reward is an official act as a result of it was given to him because the president? Certain, the Supremes have spoken.
After which there’s all of the crypto based mostly cash making. The recurrent man has created his personal cryptocurrency firm, World Liberty Monetary, and his personal meme coin. On Could 23, he threw an enormous gala starring himself for the 220 greatest patrons of the coin. The worth of the coin soared and so did the revenue of the recurrent man. I suppose if you wish to purchase affect with the president of probably the most highly effective nation on the earth, all you want do is purchase one million of his actually nugatory cryptocurrency.
It certain appears to me that our nation is sliding out of democracy and right into a enterprise. We’re now not the US of America, we are actually a personal company named GRIFT, Inc., the World Rapacious Revenue For T (the recurrent man) company. And guess who the chief government officer accountable for gross sales is?
Karen Gardner of Haydenville will be reached at opinion@gazettenet.com.
