The K-Shaped Lie: Two Americas, One Rigged Game Every year, tax season arrives like clockwork. But this year, the game has changed. Thanks to a series of retroactive tax code tweaks from the Trump-era “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” we’re witnessing a K-shaped recovery in real time—and the so-called “boost” from tax refunds is a weaponized distraction. On the surface, the headlines say consumers are getting an average of $750 more back. Sounds great, right? But dig into the numbers, and it becomes clear: the bottom half of America is once again left in the dust. While wealthier filers are raking in thousands in refunds, lower-income households are getting a paltry $130 boost—barely enough to cover groceries for a week,…
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