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   After the Senate, the House of Representatives (often referred to as Congress)   
   has now also approved the BBB. Trump got his way.   
      
   In short, the BBB is everything Trump promised his friends. "Make me president   
   and you shall receive." And so it happened.   
      
   For four years, Republicans claimed that the Democrats were acting shamefully   
   because they needed to cut more spending. Now, trillions more in debt are   
   being added, and that increasing debt is no problem at all for the same   
   Republicans. They are shameless.   
      
   The US is doing this to itself, as it will only accelerate the decline of the   
   US as the world's number one economy.   
      
   The BBB also includes a dividend tax increase for foreign investors. This   
   isn't a huge sticking point for most foreign investors, but it is a concern   
   for pension funds. They will certainly start feeling the increased tax in the   
   coming years.   
      
   Sixteen million Americans are going to lose their healthcare. If they get   
   sick, there's a chance they won't have the money to get help. Many local   
   hospitals will disappear simply because central government funding will stop.   
   Meals for schoolchildren are also expected to disappear. This is particularly   
   a problem in poor regions, as it at least ensured children received one decent   
   meal a day.   
      
   Republican states, in particular, will feel the impact, but the question is   
   who voters will blame for this. Fox News will simply blame the Democrats, and   
   that will be "their truth" in those states.   
      
   They are doing it to themselves by relying for their news on a TV station that   
   itself claims not to be a news channel, but merely to provide entertainment   
   disguised as a news channel. You can get away with it with a dumb population.   
      
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