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Yields on government debt have risen as Congress weighs Trump’s budget plan. Meanwhile, interest on the debt is approaching $1 trillion a year – on par with proposed Defense spending.
California Republicans were pleased that lower- and middle-income residents will be able to deduct more of their state and local taxes, or SALT. The deduction, now capped at $10,000, would rise to $40,000 for those with taxable incomes of less than $500,000.
House lawmakers debated the contours of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts throughout the night as they race to meet a self-imposed deadline to approve the legislation by Thursday.
A new report by Goldman Sachs finds that while larger tax cuts will yield a bigger growth boost, the drag on economic growth from tariffs will offset that gain.
Despite a brief market scare, the richest 10 Americans got $365 billion richer over the past year, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.
The poorest fifth of Americans would receive 1 percent of the House reconciliation bill's net tax cuts in 2026 while the richest fifth of Americans would receive two-thirds of the tax cuts. The richest 5 percent alone would receive a little less than half of the net tax cuts that year.
Immigrants and wealthy universities, as well as foreign companies, would see higher taxes under the House-passed bill.
The "one big, beautiful bill" includes a new tax break for coastal elites. It's a deduction for up to $40,000 of state and local taxes.