{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/686818b63b5dc9fc2204717a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Big, yes. Beautiful, no. Donald Trump’s regressive bill ","description":"<p>Congress dutifully passed Donald Trump’s <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/03/trumponomics-20-will-erode-the-foundations-of-americas-prosperity?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">$4 trillion tax and policy bill</a>, despite many members’ reservations about its cost. Congressional leaders crammed all of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/07/02/the-big-beautiful-bill-reveals-the-hollowness-of-trumponomics?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trump’s priorities</a> into it, but the bill will cause millions of people in lower-income brackets to lose their health insurance and damage the foundations of America’s economy.</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.</p><p><br></p><p>Runtime: 50.50</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a> <em>&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}