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Podcast: Cato Podcast
Episode: The Good, The Bad and the Beautiful
Description: Adam Michel, Michael Cannon, and Dominik Lett break down the One Big Beautiful Bill. Is it $3.4 trillion, or actually $6 trillion? Is Medicaid getting a cut or a trim? With spending cuts pushed to later years and tax benefits front-loaded, the scholars dissect the political calculations and baseline accounting that shaped this massive piece of legislation.Show Notes:Michael F. Cannon, Krit Chanwong, and Dominik Lett, "Congress Must Cut and Reform Medicaid" cato.org, April 28, 2025Domink Lett, "The Senate’s Big Beautiful Blunder Could Increase the Debt by $6 Trillion" cato.org, July 2, 2025<...