Millions of deaths by a thousand tax cuts? Not quite

Published July 11, 2025 4:50am ET



If you haven’t already been killed by the great net neutrality repeal of 2017 or the Title X gag rule of 2019, you’re in luck. For the umpteenth time in the past decade, Democrats are promising that anywhere between tens of thousands and “millions” of people will die because of a Republican domestic priority.

This time, it’s because of the massive tax, spending, and immigration law that President Donald Trump signed on July 4, his self-proclaimed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a domestic agenda cornerstone in his second, nonconsecutive term.

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