#OneBigBeautifulBill
The bill known as One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) is a massive legislative package aimed at amending federal taxes and spending in the United States, and it was passed at a rapid pace just before the Fourth of July.
✅ What is its purpose? #wct
• Make the TCJA tax cuts of 2017 permanent, with an increase in the child tax credit to $2,200 $ annually .
• Raise and maintain the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $40,000 $ for five years .
• Eliminate taxes on work tips and overtime to boost the income of low-wage workers ().
📉 Spending Cuts:
• Massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP (food stamps), with an estimated 10.5 million individuals potentially losing their coverage by 2034 according to CBO estimates .
• Impose work requirements on able-bodied SNAP and Medicaid beneficiaries without children .
• Responsibility for funding some SNAP benefits is shifted to states with high error rates ().