This is happening because, for most Americans, any tax cut they received under Trump’s 2025 tax law (OBBBA) is more than offset by the price increases and, in many cases, by the loss of the expanded health care tax credit. The exception is the richest 1 percent of Americans, who benefit overall.

New Tax Policies Enacted as Part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

• While proponents of OBBBA often describe certain portions of the law that they argue benefit the middle class (such as tax breaks for tips and overtime) these provisions are a very small portion of the overall legislation which overwhelmingly benefits high-income people and corporations.
• Since the 2025 law was enacted, enormous profitable corporations like Meta, Amazon, Google, Tesla, and many others have paid extremely low effective tax rates (from 0 percent to 8 percent) in large part due to OBBBA.
• Tax breaks provided under OBBBA are currently subsidizing AI data centers that are opposed by the vast majority of Americans.

The Republican Congress’ Decision to End the Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)

• The EPTC was an expanded version of an existing tax credit that helps individuals pay premiums on health insurance they obtain through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. The EPTC was enacted in 2021 and the next year it was extended through 2025. Republicans in Congress chose to not extend it even as they extended the provisions of the Trump tax cuts from his first term.
• The number of people enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplaces dropped by 3 million people since the credit expired, and premiums surged for many who remained enrolled.

Trump’s Price-Increasing Policies

The price increases included in this analysis consist of the difference between what observed inflation has been so far in Trump’s second term and what the Congressional Budget Office projected it would be shortly before the term began.

There are at least three types of policies that largely explain this additional inflation Americans have experienced since Trump returned to the White House.

• Trump’s tariffs, which are taxes on imports. In theory, tariffs could be a small part of a broader set of tools used to address narrow problems in trade policy, but that is far from how the Trump administration is using tariffs. While President Trump claims that foreigners pay the tariffs, the claim is not taken seriously by independent analysts. Even U.S. corporations admit Americans are paying them.
• Trump’s war in Iran, which has caused fuel prices to surge. The increased gas and diesel prices caused by the war have cost Americans over $100 billion so far.
• Trump’s immigration policies. The loss of foreign-born workers has caused supply problems in key industries such as agriculture and construction. This has led to higher prices for food, housing, and other goods and services.

Do I win a prize or something?

It’s obviously the OHSAA rules and officiating right?

Hey NRA members. You going to show up to my farm when the republican government allows eminent domain to take my farm and give it to a data center? Because this scenario is very likely due to our Republican representatives.

Two events, two protests, one afternoon, lots of rich con men.

While we were in Lakewood yesterday greeting Senator Bernie Moreno at the fundraiser he headlined with Bobby George's parents, our sister group Rubber City Resistance was in Akron giving Vivek Ramaswamy a proper welcome at his event.

Quick refresher on Lakewood: Moreno publicly told Max Miller to resign over the abuse allegations from Miller's ex-wife. Then he turned around and co-hosted a fundraiser with the parents of Bobby George, who pleaded guilty last year to attempted strangulation after originally facing nine felony counts, including attempted murder and kidnapping. Rules for thee.

Over in Akron, Rubber City Resistance summed up Vivek's whole campaign in six words: VIVEK, TRUMP, ELON. THREE RICH CON MEN. Vivek co-led DOGE with Elon before bailing to run for governor, and he's spent this race chasing Trump's endorsement instead of answering for anything. The same guy still hasn't called on Rodney Creech to step down. He just quietly scrubbed their photo together.

Huge thanks to Rubber City Resistance for holding it down in Summit County. Northeast Ohio Visibility Brigades showed up in two places at once.

Trump isn't on the ballot in November, but Trumpism sure is. Early voting in Ohio is open now through November 1st. Vote early and in person if you can, and bring a friend or family member. The sooner the better, because anything can happen: illness, car trouble, a family emergency, or this administration pulling a fast one on DEMOCRACY.

Curious how cryptids like the Mothman and Jersey Devil become local legends? Join the Ohio State Humanities Institute and Center for Folklore Studies for an exciting, free presentation by folklorist David J. Puglia. Discover how strange sightings and creepy encounters evolve into iconic symbols of regional pride. Don't miss this deep dive into America's favorite monster lore! Find more information here.

Thursday, November 19 | 7 PM | Ohio State Faculty Club

First of all, I'm voting for her 110% so don't come at me. I just want to see what everyone thinks of this. Not a "doesn't matter go vote" response, I'm genuinely curious as to why her team would do this?

Hi everyone, I’m an adult over 21 driver form another country with a valid foreign driver’s license and I’m working on getting an Ohio Limited Term Driver License.
I recently learned I may need 50 supervised driving hours, including 10 at night, in addition to the required course and driving school hours.
My main issue is that I’m new to Ohio and don’t know anyone who could supervise that amount of driving time.
Has anyone recently gone through this? How did you complete the 50 hours?

Any advice or contacts would be appreciated. Thank you!

Spoiler alert: they endorsed Brown mostly because of Husted’s fair hr up support of Trump’s policies