I only spoke in generalities. Are you saying that some of the bill doesn’t go to immigration enforcement?
Edit to add*** I am just coming from the perspective of someone that did not like the idea of the big beautiful bill and its enormous spending. It freaked me out and I just put my trust in Trump that he had a plan.
My statement that you commented on was just me thinking out loud that maybe the BBB was used to insulate the important things against a shut down and Trump will use the BBB in conjunction with the shutdown to actually lower the deficit and get rid of deep state spending and waste. At least gradually.
I know it had the usual hyperbole from both sides. Republicans claim tax cuts. Democrats claim it will starve the old and young. I trusted Trump to use it to improve the economy like he did before the plandemic.
But beyond all of that is where I think the 3D chess moves occur. Insure that the basics like social security and Medicare are safe so that he could go to war and force the Dems to overplay their “shut down the government” hand. But also insure that immigration enforcement money is secure to continue no matter what the Dems try.
If you want to point to somewhere where you broke down the BBB and prove to me you understood it all I would look at it. I doubt you did or can beyond basics what we all are familiar with.
But sure, I voted for Trump and trust him to make the best deals for us that he can. Even not knowing exactly what he has in mind.
I only spoke in generalities. Are you saying that some of the bill doesn’t go to immigration enforcement?
Edit to add*** I am just coming from the perspective of someone that did not like the idea of the big beautiful bill and its enormous spending. It freaked me out and I just put my trust in Trump that he had a plan.
My statement that you commented on was just me thinking out loud that maybe the BBB was used to insulate the important things against a shut down and Trump will use the BBB in conjunction with the shutdown to actually lower the deficit and get rid of deep state spending and waste. At least gradually.
So you are claiming a bill will do something, but you have zero idea what is even written in that bill?
I know it had the usual hyperbole from both sides. Republicans claim tax cuts. Democrats claim it will starve the old and young. I trusted Trump to use it to improve the economy like he did before the plandemic.
But beyond all of that is where I think the 3D chess moves occur. Insure that the basics like social security and Medicare are safe so that he could go to war and force the Dems to overplay their “shut down the government” hand. But also insure that immigration enforcement money is secure to continue no matter what the Dems try.
If you want to point to somewhere where you broke down the BBB and prove to me you understood it all I would look at it. I doubt you did or can beyond basics what we all are familiar with.
But sure, I voted for Trump and trust him to make the best deals for us that he can. Even not knowing exactly what he has in mind.
The debt has gone up 16% since January 2025.