Lying Progressives

A Defense of Don Bacon

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon voted for the Big Beautiful Bill and did a good job with it (https://senateconservatives.substack.com/p/a-big-beautiful-first-step). This bill made the Trump tax cuts permanent.

Yet, within 15 seconds, the progressive left went on the attack. At the same time, the bean-counting bureaucracy of the CBO claimed it will increase the deficit while ignoring the economic impact and other sources of government revenues (https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/congresss-cracked-crystal-ball/).

Next attack is the supposed Medicaid “cuts”. There is a bit of mythical math going on here. During the COVID pandemic, Medicaid was greatly expanded by abandoning eligibility requirements. The Big Beautiful Bill merely rolls these back (https://www.dickmorris.com/medicaid-grew-during-the-pandemic-all-trump-is-doing-is-rolling-it-back-lunch-alert/). But I would also add, Medicaid is way overrated. No one should rely on it at all.

Yet, the most egregious lie has been the claim the Big Beautiful Bill is just a tax cut for billionaires which is one heck of a whopper of a lie. Congressman Bacon fought back on this allegation.

From https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/1924479323219562836

And the facts back him up (https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/hotlines/millionaires-now-pay-nearly-40-of-the-income-tax/ and https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/do-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share-in-taxes/). All of this is good reason to cheer on Don Bacon.

Yet, about 250 people apparently protested Bacon’s vote (https://omaha.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/article_c7db58de-8912-4af0-8ab0-4078a6eda7a3.html behind paywall). I am pondering whether or not to raise funds for these disturbed souless people so as to provide them with diapers and pacifers of which they so critically need.