The Fleecing of America Bill

Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is the most audacious authoritarian power grab and largest wealth transfer in history.

Trump's 1,100-page "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed the House 215-214 early Thursday morning, and buried within its legislative labyrinth are five provisions that collectively represent the most comprehensive assault on American democracy and economic stability in modern history.

The bill's passage required an all-night session and frantic last-minute lobbying after only two Republicans—Thomas Massie and Warren Davidson—had the courage to vote against their own party's fiscal suicide pact. What they recognized, and what Wall Street immediately understood, is that this legislation represents something far more dangerous than typical political horse-trading.

The Restaurant Industry's Payroll Heist

The tax-free tips provision sounds populist until you realize it's a corporate scam. Restaurants and service industries can now reclassify regular wages as "tips" to dodge payroll taxes entirely. Workers think they're getting tax-free income while actually losing employer-paid Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment contributions. Base wages drop to $2.13 per hour while everything else becomes a "tip"—wage theft disguised as worker relief.

The Five Biggest Threats In Trump's 'Big Fleecing Bill'

Healthcare as a Weapon of Control

The healthcare destruction operates on two levels. Medicaid faces $700 billion in cuts over ten years, with work requirements accelerated to December 2026—two years ahead of schedule. Between 7.6 and 15 million Americans lose coverage through a combination of work mandates, address verification schemes, and outright bans on care for transgender individuals.

But the real cruelty emerges through Medicare. The bill's deficit explosion triggers automatic sequestration cuts—$500 billion over ten years starting in 2026, precisely when midterm elections could provide political cover to blame Democrats for the devastation.

Make Me King Provision

The most sinister provision hides in plain sight: "No court may use appropriated funds to enforce contempt citations unless a bond was posted." This technical language effectively ends judicial oversight of executive power. Courts need appropriated funds to function, and requiring bonds for contempt proceedings makes enforcement impossible for most challengers.

Trump already ignores Supreme Court orders regarding detained migrants. This provision would legalize his defiance permanently. UC Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky warns it renders judicial orders "mere advisory opinions." Without contempt power, courts cannot enforce their rulings against executive branch violations.