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    <title>'Santa Clause for Billionaires': How Bad are Trump's Tax Cuts? - YouTube</title>
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    <dc:creator>robertogreco</dc:creator><description><![CDATA["As Donald Trump and the Republican Party fight to pass his “big, beautiful bill” to cut taxes for the wealthy and gut federal spending for key federal agencies and social support programs, a new podcast miniseries from The Lever is pulling back the curtain on how Republicans became the face of the anti-tax movement.

David Sirota, the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever and a former speechwriter and senior adviser to Bernie Sanders, joins Mehdi to discuss the podcast, “Tax Revolt”, and the surprising state where the movement took off in the 1970s: California.

Sirota tells Mehdi that while “Democrats were the Santa Claus of spending programs,” Republicans realized they could be “the Santa Claus of tax cuts.”

But as Sirota explains, Republican voters are beginning to sour on the idea of tax cuts as more people have learned that while this “Santa Claus” provides gifts “to the very richest,” those benefits aren’t trickling down to those who need them most.

“We’re living through a time where you can see every day the actual real-world effects of prioritizing tax cuts over a government that can accomplish the most basic necessities that we need it to accomplish,” Sirota tells Mehdi.

Mehdi and Sirota discuss the parts of Donald Trump’s playbook that trace back to the early days of the tax revolt, the lasting impacts of a California ballot measure that has made it nearly impossible to raise taxes in the state, and whether AOC is the heir to Bernie Sanders’ movement.

Chapters:
1:35 ‘Tax Revolt’
4:37 California
7:51 Trump Playbook
10:25 Deficits Don’t Matter
16:15 Bernie and AOC"

[See also:

[11 April 2025] "Are You Ready For The Tax Revolt?
As Trump’s new tax bill advances, The Lever is releasing a four-part miniseries revealing how the anti-tax movement came to dominate Washington."
https://www.levernews.com/are-you-ready-for-the-tax-revolt/

[24 April 2025] "Is The GOP’s Tax Revolt Collapsing?
The anti-tax movement has dominated American politics for 50 years — but it may finally be fraying."
https://www.levernews.com/is-the-gops-tax-revolt-collapsing/

[25 April 2025] "How Art Laffer Created The Cult Of Reaganomics
Economist Art Laffer was the intellectual backbone of every Republican tax cut, including Trump’s. Laffer’s advice: Don’t bother fighting the rich anymore, they’ve already won."
https://www.levernews.com/how-art-laffer-created-the-cult-of-reaganomics/

[16 May 2025] The Secret History Behind Trump’s Big, Beautiful Tax Bill
As Trump’s contentious tax-cut megabill moves forward, explore the untold story of how the anti-tax movement took over the country."
https://www.levernews.com/the-secret-history-behind-trumps-big-beautiful-tax-bill/

and this four-part podcast

[18 April 2025] "TAX REVOLT, Part One: The Man Who Started The War On Taxes
The leader of California’s tax revolt launched a populist revolution to limit his state’s property taxes. The movement evolved beyond his wildest dreams."
https://www.levernews.com/tax-revolt-part-one-the-man-who-started-the-war-on-taxes/

[25 April 2025] "TAX REVOLT, Part Two: Supply Side Santa Claus
How a small group of economists shaped Reagan’s tax policy and the future of the Republican party."
https://www.levernews.com/tax-revolt-part-two-supply-side-santa-claus/

[2 May 2025] "TAX REVOLT, Part Three: Voodoo Economics
A president took a stand on taxes. It radicalized the Republican Party."
https://www.levernews.com/tax-revolt-part-three-the-broken-promise-that-changed-america/

[9 May 2025] "TAX REVOLT, Part Four: The Pledgemaster
Grover Norquist made a name for himself by cancelling politicians who dared to raise taxes. Is his reign ending?"
https://www.levernews.com/tax-revolt-part-four-the-pledgemaster/ ]]]></description>
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I mean, really they are. I mean, if you think about the stereotype that’s being trafficked right now. They’re talking about these lazy, you know, bloated pensions that are just, you know, cheating the system. I mean, that’s the welfare queens of the 1980s. And what has been– what’s the same between the welfare queen and this image of the postal worker who doesn’t really deserve the benefits they’re getting? These old shop worn stereotypes of race and gender."]]></description>
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