Letter to a #Senator / 19 May:: Mr. #Tillis_ My second letter today is to register my displeasure and opposition to the #BigBeautifulBill making its way --with friction-- through the committee. 1/7
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
I oppose this #bill because of the punitive nature and how much it adds to the #federal #deficit over time. The projections on private sector investment to juice the economy is just that: projections. We now have decades of evidence that #StarvetheBeast does not work. 2/7
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
When the individual states were more self-sustaining and federal support was limited to defence and facilitation of trade, the value of a small operation in #Washington had value. With this bill, there is no legitimate recognition that that #government is actually shrinking. 3/7
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
And, in the 21st century, when the overwhelming majority of all citizens' goods and services transcend the States’ borders, it makes absolute sense why coordinated management from the# centralized government is necessary. 4/7
This bill’s cutting reduces effective income (and household budgets) to the bottom 20% by over 10%. Along with tariffs, this is severely punitive. The only sector of the population that will see a tax cut is the upper 1%, who do *not* spend their resources on #MainStreet. 5/7
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Mom and Pop do not live on #WallStreet. #StarvetheBeast does not work. #Communityinvestment is a moral and ethical cornerstone and we’ve forgotten how to champion an appropriate contribution from those that have benefitted the most from how this system works. 6/7
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
I oppose this bill and its proposal to add to the deficit. 7/7