By Donald A. Collins | 4 July 2025
Church and State
I awoke this morning knowing that I would have to read media accounts of Trump’s triumph in gaining passage of his great big beautiful bill yesterday in the US House of Representatives when only two GOP representatives had the courage to vote no.
Rather than spending the whole day listening or reading about this event or gaining insights on what it will main, I offer the July 3 comments of James Carville and Paul Bagala here when they spoke with Anderson Cooper on CNN.
Whether or not James or Paul is correct about the fact that every time the GOP passes a bill it is aimed at reducing taxes for the rich, it is not hard to remember however that when Trump first took office in 2016 that he lowered the corporate tax rate from 37% to 21%; or to remember that the present great big, beautiful bill gives rich people a lot bigger tax breaks than anyone else.
However, if you are unsatisfied with this new legislation as apparently 1 in 2 Americans are, let me suggest an antidote which can help you enjoy the 4th of July weekend and perhaps even better than having that extra drink or taking some pills or simply feeling blue.
My suggestion? Well, I got out of bed this morning and remembered that I hadn’t heard that wonderful Aria from the Rossini opera The Barber of Seville where Figaro, the fixer of all his fellow citizen’s ills sings an Aria which has boosted my mood all my life. You can listen to this opera here.
If I am right that I lifted your mood even slightly I wonder if you would be kind enough to e-mail me at the website with your opinion? That website is: Church and State.
A contribution of any amount will be welcome and used to help continue it unique and persuasive viewpoints.
As you read the wonderful postings of others on this unique site just remember that we are so blessed to live in a beautiful country with so many good people!
Are there enough voters of all parties who think our oligarchy-controlled country needs to change. How about at the midterm elections?
Former US Navy officer, banker and venture capitalist, Donald A. Collins, a free lance writer living in Washington, DC, has spent over 50 years working for women’s reproductive health as a board member and/or officer of numerous family planning organizations including Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Guttmacher Institute, Family Health International and Ipas. Yale under graduate, NYU MBA. He is the author of “From the Dissident Left: A Collection of Essays 2004-2013”, “Trump Becoming Macbeth: Will our democracy survive?”, “We Humans Overwhelm Our Earth: 11 or 2 Billion by 2100?”, “What Can Be Done Now to Save Habitable Life on Planet Earth?”, “Vote”, “Can Homo Sapiens Survive?”, “Will Choice and Democracy Win?”, “Can Our U.S. Survive 8 Plus Billion of Us”, “Economic Growth: A Cancer on all Earthly Life”, “On the Precipice of Political Disaster in 2024”, “Democracy at Red State Risk”, “Does Trump Go to Jail or to The Oval Office?”, “Trump: Pardon or Punish?: The Nixon Precedence Was Not A Trump Coup Denied!”, and “Common Sense: When will Trump be Impeached, Indicted, and Exited?”.“What Can Be Done Now to Save Habitable Life on Planet Earth?”: https://t.co/fHuh0CG6JD
“We Humans Overwhelm Our Earth: 11 or 2 Billion by 2100?”: https://t.co/TA4j7cp1tE
“From the Dissident Left: A Collection of Essays 2004-2013”: https://t.co/lkC2t3E1A9 pic.twitter.com/bQsL2mLBcO— Church and State (@ChurchAndStateN) November 1, 2021
Donald Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes US Congress | ABC NEWS
Americans react to passage of Trump’s budget bill
We Need to Talk About Fighting Fascism in America!
Be sure to ‘like’ us on Facebook
