The Tax Trap: Damned If You Pass Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Damned If You Don’t

A Desperate Scramble to Save Face House Republicans are twisting themselves into knots trying to ram through President Trump’s latest spectacle—a sprawling tax package they’ve rebranded the big, beautiful bill. On paper, it’s supposed to save Americans from a $2,100 tax hike next year. In reality, it’s a financial Pandora’s Box that puts the country deeper into unsustainable debt. If you think this is about unleashing prosperity, I’ve got beachfront property in Nebraska to sell you. The House Freedom Caucus is howling over the bill’s swollen price tag and the Senate’s last-minute rewrites, but behind the scenes, even the so-called fiscal hawks know this is a choice between bad and worse. The Extortion Cycle: Raise Taxes or Inflate the Dollar…