Elon Musk called it “a disgusting abomination.” Trump calls it “The Big, Beautiful Bill.” Either way, Washington is on fire with debate over the latest federal budget proposal—clocking in at over 1,000 pages, with a July 4th deadline and trillions of dollars on the line. Today, Nicole breaks down what’s actually in the bill, what it would mean for your money, and why it’s facing backlash from both sides of the aisle. From deep cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, to the expansion of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, to that new “Trump Account” baby savings plan—this episode is your primer on the bill that could reshape the economy.
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I'm Nicole Lappin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's time for some money rehab. Elon Musk basically says the bill sucks. And while that's not usually how I open a budget breakdown, it is a pretty good place to start because honestly, he is not alone in his findings. Today, we are talking about the big, beautiful bill.
At least that's what Trump is calling it. And it's not just a name. It's a strategy. This bill is massive, over a thousand pages, and it's trying to do everything at once.
cut taxes cut spending reshape benefits and supposedly reduce the debt spoiler alert it does not but we will get there the house passed the bill on may 22nd by a single vote 215 to 214. it now heads to the senate with the trump administration hoping to get it on the president's desk by july 4th that's a very patriotic deadline but it's also a pretty tight one
Originally, I thought this would be one episode, and then I realized that is adorable. This bill is actually like a financial nesting doll. Every time you open one piece, there's another policy inside that deserves its own deep dive.
So today, I'm just going to give you a big picture primer of the big, beautiful bill, what's inside the bill, who it helps, who it hurts, and whether or not it has any shot of actually becoming law. Let's start with the number that is haunting everyone in Washington, the national debt.
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