Reality Behind the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
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Trump says the "Big Beautiful Bill" eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits. However, the bill's text shows that's not quite the case.
What the bill does do is provide a temporary tax deduction of up to $6,000 for seniors aged 65 and older. The tax break is available to people with an adjusted gross incomes of $75,000 or less and $150,000 or less for couples filing jointly. The deduction is set to expire in at the end of 2028.
Florida did not expand Medicaid as most states did, so the impact may be lesser than other places, but reductions loom.
President Donald Trump will meet with his Cabinet at the White House at 11 a.m. Tuesday for the first time after signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act late last week. Trump signed the sweeping legislation on Friday’s Fourth of July holiday,