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AOC did not mince her words as she explained why the Big Beautiful Bill is a deal with the devil. [1]
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Date: 2025-07-02
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) used the no-tax-on-tip scam to show why the Big Beautiful Bill is but a deal with the devil, where taxes are increased on the aggregate of the working class.
AOC did not mince her words.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted the “Big Beautiful Bill” as a “deal with the devil,” warning that it robs working families of health care and dignity to bankroll billionaires’ tax cuts. In a fiery floor speech, she decried a tip-tax gimmick, exposed the bill’s $793 billion Medicaid squeeze, and reminded Americans that 17 million people stand to lose coverage.
Seismic coverage losses: Independent estimates indicate that the bill would push roughly 17 million people off insurance rolls, primarily by hollowing out Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
Independent estimates indicate that the bill would push roughly 17 million people off insurance rolls, primarily by hollowing out Medicaid and ACA subsidies. $793 billion Medicaid axe: CBO-based analysis projects a decade-long federal Medicaid cut that shifts massive costs to states and safety-net hospitals.
CBO-based analysis projects a decade-long federal Medicaid cut that shifts massive costs to states and safety-net hospitals. “No-tax-on-tips” ruse: A temporary deduction capped at $25,000 dazzles tipped workers while larger tax hikes hit everyone earning under $50,000.
A temporary deduction capped at $25,000 dazzles tipped workers while larger tax hikes hit everyone earning under $50,000. Billionaire bonanza: Simultaneous corporate giveaways—especially to defense contractors and space-tech moguls—balloon the deficit while claiming fiscal discipline.
Simultaneous corporate giveaways—especially to defense contractors and space-tech moguls—balloon the deficit while claiming fiscal discipline. Rising grassroots backlash: Progressives vow to mobilize labor, service-sector, and rural voters who would shoulder higher costs and reduced care.
Ocasio-Cortez’s speech crystallizes a simple truth: the bill weaponizes austerity against workers to subsidize the ultra-rich, and voters across the spectrum are noticing.
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