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Ten charts to explain Trump’s big, beautiful bill

The overhaul of taxation and spending spells trouble for America

The Capitol Building in Washington DC
Photograph: Eyevine
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ON JULY 3RD Congress gave Donald Trump the Independence Day present he wanted: with a vote of 218–214, House Republicans passed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (BBB)—the most consequential legislation of Mr Trump’s second term.

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