The Big Beautiful Bill Becomes Example Of Peak Conservative Economics

All the discussion in Washington the last couple of weeks has been President Trump's Big, Beautiful budget bill. The bill faces an uphill climb in the Senate, as numerous Republican Senators vie for more cuts, with others fearing it will increase the national deficit. It only needs a simple majority to pass the Senate, which Republicans control, but it is shaky at best.

But amid all the fuss on Capitol Hill, some lawmakers are losing sight of the fact that this bill is essentially Conservative economists at its brightest. The bill is chock full of DOGE cuts, and some very important tax cuts. That would be the 2017 Trump tax cuts. "You might have heard of them," as Trump would say.

Republican strategist Jeanette Hoffman says getting the entire bill has savings for Americans, no matter how you slice it.

"Making those tax cuts permanent...but also cutting taxes on tips and cutting taxes on social security...and making things affordable again for American families," she says.

Those are crucial for one big reason. Not only is it savings for Americans, but if the Trump tax cuts are not extended by year's end, we revert back to Obama-era taxation levels. It would be a reversion to rates that would essentially cripple the middle class.

There are plenty of cuts to Medicaid in the bill, which Democrats have thrown a fit over. It is not the end of the agency. It is a purging of recipient rolls that have been inundated with too many people, most of whom either do not need it, or are not supposed to have it.

"It will help ensure every intended beneficiary is getting Medicaid, but also those who are not supposed to be on Medicaid rolls are getting off them, so people who are not U.S. citizens are not beneficiaries," says Hoffman.

Also in the bill of course are cuts to wasteful, gross overspending by the Department of Government Efficiency. Which every American will be more than happy to see slashed out.

But there is still plenty of work to be done. The budget is not perfect; no budget ever is perfect. However, this is as good as you can get for Conservative economics and attempting to bring America back out of the depths of tremendous debt.

"This gets back to common sense principles...cutting spending where it makes sense, cutting taxes for American families...and getting our economy moving again," Hoffman says.

Again, the bill is not perfect. Perfection in government is about as rare as finding a chicken with teeth. Aka, it is never going to happen. But the big, beautiful bill at least turns us on the path to finding American prosperity again.