What is a bill for?
In a democracy, it’s supposed to serve the people. To lift communities. To fix what’s broken and protect what matters. Think back to 2010: Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act wasn’t perfect, but it aimed to do just that. It expanded Medicaid, protected people with pre-existing conditions, and gave millions of Americans—many for the first time—the radical luxury of seeing a doctor without facing bankruptcy. It was a messy, hard-fought battle against a system deeply entrenched in private interests, but it marked a turning point: the government stepping in not to punish, but to protect.
Or let’s take a look at Biden’s policies. The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law weren’t flashy, but they were serious. They brought down prescription drug costs for seniors. They invested in clean energy, broadband, roads, bridges, and rail. They funded jobs, not tax shelters. They aimed to modernise American infrastructure while cutting long-term costs. They tried, at least, to build something. They did not kneel to billionaires.
Now fast-forward to 2025, and enter stage right: Donald J. Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” It sounds like a game show prize. What’s behind door number one? Tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. What’s behind door number two? Budget cuts for Medicaid, food stamps, housing, and public health. What’s behind door number three? The slow, methodical suffocation of the American middle class.
Let’s be clear: This is not a bill. It’s a blueprint for economic predation. It reads less like legislation and more like a ransom note, authored by the donor class and wrapped in patriotic rhetoric and fireworks.
The Great American Heist: Wealth Up, Welfare Down
The "Big Beautiful Bill" isn't just a legislative document; it's a manifesto for the affluent. Spanning over 1,000 pages, this behemoth of a bill is a testament to the lengths the current administration will go to ensure the prosperity of the top 1%, at the expense of everyone else. It's not accidental. It's ideological. It's deliberate.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, this bill is projected to add approximately $2.8 trillion to the national deficit over the next decade. And embedded within it? A potential $5 trillion debt ceiling hike. While the wealthy enjoy permanent tax cuts, the average American is left to grapple with the fallout. They’ll pay for it in closed clinics, rising rents, understaffed schools, and fewer safety nets when life inevitably hits hard.
The bill’s key features include:
Permanent extension of the 2017 tax cuts: Long-term benefits for corporations and high earners.
Elimination of taxes on tips and overtime: Reduces federal revenue under the guise of populism.
Increased defence and border security spending: More billions funnelled into already bloated departments.
Elimination of clean energy tax credits: A death knell for climate policy and future resilience.
Meanwhile, the social safety net is being systematically dismantled:
$1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps will threaten the well-being of up to 16 million people.
Stricter work requirements for assistance programs will disqualify millions more.
This isn't just policy; it's a paradigm shift. The administration is signalling that the prosperity of the few is paramount, even if it means the destitution of the many. And it comes cloaked in buzzwords like "freedom," "efficiency," and "growth",—while every act quietly strips another rung off the ladder of opportunity.
Case Study: CEO vs. Working-Class Family Under the BBB
Scenario 1: The CEO
Annual Salary: $15 million
Assets: Real estate, stock portfolios, offshore investments
Benefits:
Massive capital gains and income tax cuts
Estate tax exemptions to pass on wealth
SALT deduction cap raised
Estimated annual benefit: $389,000 more in after-tax income
Beyond the numbers, this CEO now operates in a world of accelerating privilege: more stock buybacks, larger dividends, fewer audits, and virtually no accountability. This is not a trickle-down fantasy. It’s a golden hose that never points downward.
Scenario 2: Working-Class Family
Income: $50,000 (combined)
Family: Two kids, both parents under 50
Impact:
Loss of Medicaid
Reduced SNAP benefits
Child tax credit increase offset by rising healthcare costs and food insecurity
Estimated annual loss: Up to $1,600 per year in real support
What does that look like in practice? A missed dentist appointment becomes an abscess. An untreated illness will lead to job loss. Grocery money runs out before the end of the week. They don't live beyond their means. They live within someone else's decisions.
This contrast is not theoretical. It’s a mathematical proof of who this bill serves.
Conclusion: The Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Punished — and the Rest of Us Disappear
Let’s drop the pretence.
This isn’t a bill designed to stabilise society. It doesn’t invest in communities, infrastructure, or public health. It doesn’t create safety nets or shared prosperity. What it does is reward those who already own the game.
The Big Beautiful Bill is a reward scheme for rule-breakers — for the class of men who believe rules are for the weak. Tax codes are for suckers. Healthcare is for people who can’t afford private clinics. And democracy? That’s just theatre while they shop for another beachside election.
The ultra-wealthy — many of whom can’t even spend 10% of their wealth in a year — don’t need tax cuts. They need guardrails. They need checks, oversight, and a functioning state that says enough. Instead, they now get everything: the tax breaks, the deregulation, the freedom to buy up land, housing, media, influence — and if the rest of us complain, we’re told it’s the price of freedom.
But freedom for whom?
Not for the single mum losing her child’s Medicaid coverage. Not for the retired couple suddenly scraping by without food assistance. Not for the family of four with two jobs and no health insurance — told that somehow this is their fault, that they should just “work harder.”
What we’re witnessing isn’t policy. It’s a reckoning. The deliberate eradication of the middle class. The open looting of the Treasury. A system that punishes the law-abiding poor and pays off the reckless rich.
And the cruelty is no accident. It’s the point.
Because if you can’t afford to live, you don’t get to speak. If you’re too tired to fight, you’re easier to govern. And if you're invisible to the economy, you're invisible to the law.
This is the Big Beautiful Bill. And it’s as ugly as it gets.
Yes, the Ugly "BBB" is a crime against (American) humanity, and beautifully fits the ugly, cold-hearted mindset of the current, cruel, and callous elitist regime posing to be great for the American people, yet is making life more difficult for the majority.