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8 Absurd Handouts Hiding In Trump’s Tax Bill (With David Dayen)

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The Lever
Published
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Episode Link
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You’ve likely heard about the slashed health care for millions of Americans. Hospitals defunded. Massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. But guess what? Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is even more absurd (and devious) than you think. 

Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with David Dayen of The American Prospect and The Lever’s Luke Goldstein to dig into the hidden details: How did these crazy handouts make it into the Big Beautiful Bill? What’s the larger agenda? And how is this going to affect you?

Read Luke Goldstein’s reporting here. Read David Dayen's article here.

As an exclusive bonus, click here to listen to an additional 35 minutes of this interview.

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