“The rich are getting richer and the poor pay for it”: Trump’s new bill critiqued by Democrats

“The rich are getting richer and the poor pay for it”: Trump’s new bill critiqued by Democrats
- July 6, 2025
- Louis DeSipio, Chicano/Latino studies and political science, Sky News Australia, July 6, 2025 (Video)
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University of California, Irvine political science professor Louis DeSipio says the American leader’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is achieving “most of what President Trump promised in his campaign.” “In the past when Republicans and certainly Democrats have passed tax cuts, they’re provided resources for poorer people… this one doesn’t do that,” DeSipio told Sky News Australia.
For the full story, please visit https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/united-states/the-rich-are-getting-richer-and-the-poor-pay-for-it-trumps-new-bill-critiqued-by-democrats/video/6f5415c5e6637c4058ae66365beb05eb.
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