What will our billionaire overlords get out of the “big, beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that narrowly cleared the Senate this week?
Higher interest rates, for one,
because the bill more than doubles the budget deficit;
this will benefit billionaire creditors but hurt billionaire borrowers.
The top marginal rate won’t rise from the present 37 percent to 39.6 percent, as it would have done in a Harris administration,
which is excellent news if you actual…
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Big Bird: Privacy Budget Management for W3C's Privacy-Preserving Attribution API
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.05290
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https://thehill.com/business/budget/5333521-wh-budget-chief-pepfar-funds-africa/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250604/p169#a250604p169
The Russification of America
How the 2025 Budget Shattered the Last Illusions of Democracy https://medium.com/@spqesq/the-russification-of-america-2beef3b63be7
The GOP’s Budget Plan Is a Crisis in the Making for Hospitals - MedCity News
https://medcitynews.com/2025/06/gop-trump-healthcare-medicaid-hospital-budget/
Trump's proposed budget is a fiscal tightening relative to current policy.
And it doesn't even include the extra tightening from tariffs.
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Lawmakers Say Trump’s Budget Would Put Native American Health Care at Risk - Oklahoma Watch
https://oklahomawatch.org/2025/06/07/lawmakers-say-trumps-budget-would-put-native-american-health-care-at-risk/
EPA Administrator Zeldin vowed to protect human health and the environment. His proposed budget tells a different story
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/06/epa-administrator-zeldin-vowed-to-protect-human-health-and-the-environment-his-proposed-budget-tells-a-different-story/