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   Republicans are nearly unopposed in agreeing to tax breaks for the rich, while   
   16 million Americans are about to lose their healthcare.   
      
   On top of that, the red Republican states will receive much less money from   
   Washington, which will particularly hit hospitals.   
      
   So, if they agree to this law, the senators will actively work against their   
   own states, and all just because Trump wants to thank his rich 'friends' for   
   making him president with a lot of money.   
      
   The strange thing is that Americans themselves are working hardest to ensure   
   their country is no longer number one in the world.   
      
   The US cannot be defeated; it can only defeat itself, and that's exactly what   
   they're doing right now.   
      
   Should the rest of the world worry about this? Is it of interest to them?   
      
   Yes, it is. The US is the world's largest consumer market. The rest of the   
   world depends on what Americans buy. With this Big Beautiful Bill, that's   
   going to decrease. They'll have less and less money. The American president is   
   deliberately doing everything he can to ruin the American economy. Then you   
   wonder, is it a huge lack of intelligence and insight, or is the American   
   president pursuing the goal of a foreign leader?   
      
   I'm just asking...   
      
      
   https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-donald-   
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