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The One Big Beautiful Bill: Tax Cuts or Smoke and Mirrors? - Part 2
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Got a question for the boys?!?
In Part 2 of this double-dose episode, Jeezy and Manny return to finish dissecting the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” from the Trump administration. This time, it’s all about the defense budget spike, border wall billions, child savings accounts (aka "Trump Accounts"), green energy rollbacks, and, wait for it, a 10-year AI regulation ban. Yep, that’s a thing.
The guys break down what $46.5 billion buys you in the wall and whether it beats housing the homeless (spoiler: it doesn’t). They also tackle what the elimination of clean energy incentives means for U.S. competitiveness and manufacturing. Add a splash of debt ceiling drama, and you’ve got a fiscal rollercoaster complete with memes, military balloons, and hard truths.
Tune in for laughs, logic, and a little light existential dread as the crew asks: Who really benefits from all this spending, and who gets the short end of the stick?
🎧 Listen now and decide whether hope is still a strategy (or a campaign slogan).
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