
The Big, Beautiful Bill Act and the deficit: Should I be worried?
There’s a lot of talk about the proposed US government budget with Republicans and the White House heralding the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act as a huge benefit for Americans. But there are also worries about our growing federal deficit. This bill, as approved by the House on May 22nd, is expected to add $2.8 trillion to our deficits over the next 10 years.1 That’s a lot of money on top of the government’s existing deficit spending.