The Senate voted to pass what President Donald Trump called the “big, beautiful bill” on Tuesday. The House is now ready to send it to Trump’s desk in time for his Fourth of July deadline. This massive spending bill includes major cuts to social programs that help poor Americans while giving huge tax breaks to wealthy people and big companies.
According to MSNBC, the bill continues a long pattern in American politics of cutting help for the poor. For decades, politicians have used negative images of welfare recipients to make these cuts seem reasonable to voters. This strategy has worked even though it hurts many of the same people who vote for these politicians.
