The Great American Swindle by Jeff Callaway

 

(How both parties are robbing you blind while pretending to fight each other)

by Jeff Callaway

Texas Outlaw Poet

Let’s talk about the latest scam passed in D.C.—something they’ve sugarcoated with a pretty name: The “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Sounds nice, right? Like something that would help regular Americans. But when you rip off the shiny wrapping, what you find underneath is a brutal attack on the working class, the poor, the sick, and the elderly—and a fat gift basket for the ultra-rich and corporate elite.

So here’s the truth they won’t say on cable news:

What the Bill Actually Does

1. Guts Medicare and Medicaid

This bill slashes hundreds of billions from Medicare and Medicaid, the two programs that help seniors, disabled people, and low-income families access healthcare. Millions of people will now face:

Higher out-of-pocket medical costs
Fewer covered services
Increased wait times at underfunded hospitals
Potential total loss of coverage

And while you're digging through couch cushions to afford insulin, guess who’s celebrating?

2. Hands Trillions in Tax Breaks to Corporations and Billionaires

It includes over $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, largely aimed at the wealthiest Americans and multinational corporations. These aren’t small business breaks. These are handouts to Wall Street, Big Tech, and Big Pharma.

3. Increases the National Debt Without Helping the People

They claim to be "fiscal conservatives"—but this bill blows a massive hole in the deficit, adding trillions to the national debt. Not for roads or schools or helping veterans—but to keep hedge fund managers flush in cash.

4. Starves Social Programs

To “pay for” the giveaways, they’re cutting food stamps (SNAP), housing aid, education support, and everything else that helps struggling families survive. So we’re watching the safety net get shredded just to fund the lifestyles of the mega-rich.

We’ve Seen This Before

This isn’t new. Remember Biden’s so-called Infrastructure Bill? They sold it like it was going to rebuild America, put people to work, fix our roads, bridges, and neighborhoods. But what really happened? Wall Street developers, corporate contractors, and private equity vultures lined up at the trough while working people were handed crumbs. Billions got funneled into bloated contracts, consultants, and politically connected firms, while the promises of affordable housing, public transit expansion, and climate action were stripped away. They called it “historic,” but it was the same old racket: public money siphoned upward to the wealthy.

Ordinary families? They’re still dodging potholes, paying higher rents, and watching their kids breathe dirty air. The money that could have gone to childcare, healthcare, and community investment was instead laundered into subsidies for mega-projects and corporate handouts. CEOs scored big, lobbyists cashed in, and politicians padded their donor lists. It was trickle-down dressed up as progress.

So when Republicans do it, they call it “pro-business growth.”

When Democrats do it, they call it “investment in our future.”

But both times, regular Americans got shafted.

And yet, even in all that mess, a few stood tall and said no.

​The Few Who Still Have Integrity

Only a handful of Republicans stood against this monstrosity—the Big Beautiful Bill that is sure to funnel trillions of our dollars to the elite while leaving everyday Americans to fend for themselves:

Congressman Thomas Massie (KY)
Senator Rand Paul (KY)

(and a couple others who abstained or quietly opposed it)

And believe it or not, there are even a few Democrats who still have the spine to buck their own party when it’s wrong—people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN). In this case, they voted against Biden’s Infrastructure Bill, the one that was supposed to “invest in America” but ended up padding corporate contracts and enriching the well-connected. They’ve made a habit of breaking ranks whenever the party line stinks of corporate backroom deals.

They weren’t scared to stand alone. They voted against the bill because they care about the working class and what’s right, and they wouldn’t play along with this crooked game. In an age of legalized looting, that says a hell of a lot.

They saw through the charade. Because unlike most of Congress, they’re not bought and paid for by lobbyists, mega donors, and corporate overlords.

Two Wings of the Same Evil Bird

Let’s be brutally honest:

Both political parties are lying to you.

They fight like cats and dogs on TV, but when the cameras are off, they shake hands and divvy up the loot. They’re like rival gangs who control the same city. They argue over who gets which cut—but it’s all the same cartel.

The GOP lies to working-class Americans and sells them out to the billionaire class.

The Democrats pretend to care about the poor while stuffing the pockets of Big Tech and Wall Street.

It’s one corrupt machine with two faces.

Stop Playing Their Game

If you’re still clinging to your political party like it’s your favorite football team, you’re getting played.

The red team isn’t your savior. The blue team isn’t your protector.

They’re both parasites feeding on the same dying host—us.

It’s time to wake up.

If you're sick of the lies, the theft, the empty promises—stop defending these monsters just because they wear your team’s colors.

There are good people out there, but they’re rare—Rand Paul, Thomas Massie, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, maybe a few more. If you want to see for yourself who’s really standing up, you’ve got to wake up and dig in—actually do the research, don’t just claim you did.

Most of the rest? Bought. Sold. Owned.

We need a system where the ones we vote for can’t be bought, where they have no choice but to serve the working people who put them there.

We need a system where politicians are accountable to us—not fat cats, lobbyists, or corporate overlords.

We need better politicians—but in a rigged system, even heroes are just pawns.

We need to stop choosing between the lesser of two evils, because at the end of the day, we’re still choosing evil.

They are not your friends. They are not your team. They are not your saviors. They are wolves in red and blue clothing, and we are the sheep they keep fleecing.

Share this if you're tired of the lies.

Speak up before there’s nothing left to defend.

Two wings. Same vulture. And it’s feeding on America.

by

Texas Outlaw Poet

Jeff Callaway

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