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Essay: Gilded Age Returns with the Big Beautiful Bill

Delmarva Public Media | By Don Rush
Published May 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM EDT
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The House GOP has passed what it has called the Big Beautiful Bill that promises tax cuts and reductions in social spending. Former Salisbury University political science professor Michael O'Loughlin writes this measure leads us to a new Gilded Age.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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