A smart guy did the "homework"-----The discourse surrounding the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) has been a chaotic swirl of misinformation, hyperbole, and misplaced assumptions.

For weeks, the battle for our eyes, ears, and minds has been dominated by voices—some prominent, some well-intentioned—that have gotten it wrong. - Michael Smith
After slogging through all 1,038 pages of the bill and still finding myself confused, I turned to trusted contacts: former colleagues from my time as Chairman of the Summit County GOP, as well as insiders in the offices of a Utah Senator and a Representative. 

These conversations, coupled with insights from today’s Ruthless podcast, have reshaped my understanding.

• Elon Musk, Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, and I were wrong about the BBB. 
• I owe it to you to tell you why I think that and why it matters.

First, let’s clarify what the BBB is—and isn’t. 

• The BBB is a reconciliation bill, not an appropriations or spending bill. 

Reconciliation bills, by design, are limited to addressing taxes and entitlements and require only 51 votes to pass in the Senate, rather than the usual 60-vote supermajority—a threshold the GOP should be able to meet. 

This is a critical distinction that many critics, myself included, initially overlooked...Read all!
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