Corey Husak
@chusak.bsky.social
Tax and Labor Policy analysis. Currently Director at
@americanprogress.bsky.social
@americanprogress.bsky.social
Everyone should check out Bobby and Jared's new piece on what happened to our debt since 2000/2012. Its bad.
Biggest takeaway and graph here
Biggest takeaway and graph here
The Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts are entirely to blame for our fiscal gap.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
February 5, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Everyone should check out Bobby and Jared's new piece on what happened to our debt since 2000/2012. Its bad.
Biggest takeaway and graph here
Biggest takeaway and graph here
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The Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts are entirely to blame for our fiscal gap.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The Bush tax cuts and the Trump tax cuts are entirely to blame for our fiscal gap.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
Entirely? Spending projections are down relative to old projections where we didn't have a fiscal gap, not up. That is, relative to projections where there was no problem, spending is down. So it's all revenue loss.
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First, what happened? I'm looking at the fiscal gap, which measures the average primary (non-interest) deficit reduction needed to keep debt/GDP stable.
The Big Beautiful Bill made that 45% worse. And if OB3's temporary provisions are made permanent, it made our fiscal situation 76% worse.
The Big Beautiful Bill made that 45% worse. And if OB3's temporary provisions are made permanent, it made our fiscal situation 76% worse.
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
First, what happened? I'm looking at the fiscal gap, which measures the average primary (non-interest) deficit reduction needed to keep debt/GDP stable.
The Big Beautiful Bill made that 45% worse. And if OB3's temporary provisions are made permanent, it made our fiscal situation 76% worse.
The Big Beautiful Bill made that 45% worse. And if OB3's temporary provisions are made permanent, it made our fiscal situation 76% worse.
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Undertaking a sweeping investigation of almost all federal funding to 14 states & D.C. – all but one led by a Democrat – is a harmful & shameful escalation of the Admin’s corrupt politicization of basic governance & suggests funding freezes may be coming. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
Trump administration orders review of federal funding in more than a dozen Democratic states | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
www.cnn.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Undertaking a sweeping investigation of almost all federal funding to 14 states & D.C. – all but one led by a Democrat – is a harmful & shameful escalation of the Admin’s corrupt politicization of basic governance & suggests funding freezes may be coming. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
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Under President Trump, the EPA has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
What’s a Human Life Worth? The E.P.A. Says Zero Dollars.
The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Under President Trump, the EPA has stopped estimating the dollar value of lives saved in the cost-benefit analyses for new pollution rules.
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In every photo I see, every time, I cannot get over the fact that they’re all wearing masks. Police don’t wear masks. Everyday soldiers don’t wear masks. Thugs, criminals and special forces (ie those from whom swift violence is expected) conceal their faces. The signal could not be clearer.
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
In every photo I see, every time, I cannot get over the fact that they’re all wearing masks. Police don’t wear masks. Everyday soldiers don’t wear masks. Thugs, criminals and special forces (ie those from whom swift violence is expected) conceal their faces. The signal could not be clearer.
Who is that nice young man explaining taxes
Trump's Big Beautiful Bill cuts $4.5 trillion in taxes for the ultra-rich—paid for by the rest of us.
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Who is that nice young man explaining taxes
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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill cuts $4.5 trillion in taxes for the ultra-rich—paid for by the rest of us.
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trump's Big Beautiful Bill cuts $4.5 trillion in taxes for the ultra-rich—paid for by the rest of us.
Just incredible corruption on display
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Just incredible corruption on display
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Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Schiff: "Part of this is a consequence I think frankly of Chief Justice Roberts giving the president absolute immunity when it comes to his instructions to the DOJ. He can pretty much order them to do what he wants and know that he will never be held criminally liable."
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The amount of workers in Canada: ~23 million
The amount of workers in the US: ~164 million
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The amount of workers in the US: ~164 million
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Employment growth since April ("Liberation Day"):
United States: +119,000*
Canada: +166,200
* The U.S. number is expected to be revised down.
United States: +119,000*
Canada: +166,200
* The U.S. number is expected to be revised down.
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The amount of workers in Canada: ~23 million
The amount of workers in the US: ~164 million
😵💫
The amount of workers in the US: ~164 million
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🚨Hot off the presses 🚨 New tariffs are going to kill 450,000 homes over the next 5 years
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🚨Hot off the presses 🚨 New tariffs are going to kill 450,000 homes over the next 5 years
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
Tariffs on lumber, steel, cabinets, vanities, copper add an average $17,500 to the cost of building a new home. Yearly home losses will soon total 100k per year-
www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...
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These charts provide vivid illustrations of how the long the NLRB’s capacity has been deteriorating and how dramatic Trump’s assault on the agency - and on workers rights - has been
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
These charts provide vivid illustrations of how the long the NLRB’s capacity has been deteriorating and how dramatic Trump’s assault on the agency - and on workers rights - has been
Hate to say it but... but this is not what the poll says. In the Harris poll, 46% say they favor a wealth tax for billionaires, not 71%
Here's the question that asks "What tax reform would you support for billionaires? (select all that apply)"
Here's the question that asks "What tax reform would you support for billionaires? (select all that apply)"
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hate to say it but... but this is not what the poll says. In the Harris poll, 46% say they favor a wealth tax for billionaires, not 71%
Here's the question that asks "What tax reform would you support for billionaires? (select all that apply)"
Here's the question that asks "What tax reform would you support for billionaires? (select all that apply)"
Congestion pricing is an extremely effective way to raise revenue, improve safety, and cut pollution.
Wow... NYC's congestion pricing has led to big drops in PM2.5 and real improvements in local air quality.
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Congestion pricing is an extremely effective way to raise revenue, improve safety, and cut pollution.
Its always good to see charity, but this donation to children will be much less impactful than it could be 🧵
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
1/6
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
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Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account. n.pr/4rzXG3L
Michael and Susan Dell commit $6.25 billion for investment accounts for kids
Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Its always good to see charity, but this donation to children will be much less impactful than it could be 🧵
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
1/6
The problem lies in the faulty design of “Trump Accounts”
1/6
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How exactly will the Big Beautiful Bill cut taxes for America's richest 1%? CAP's @chusak.bsky.social breaks it down: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/7-ways-the-big-beautiful-bill-cuts-taxes-for-the-rich/
7 Ways the Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Taxes for the Rich
Overall, the Big Beautiful Bill will harm poor Americans and raise the incomes of rich Americans—driving gains for the rich through cuts to marginal tax rates and the estate tax, along with tax breaks...
www.americanprogress.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How exactly will the Big Beautiful Bill cut taxes for America's richest 1%? CAP's @chusak.bsky.social breaks it down: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/7-ways-the-big-beautiful-bill-cuts-taxes-for-the-rich/
Seems bad
This is Trump's "America First" agenda in action—plummeting jobs and rising costs.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Seems bad
We all know the Big Beautiful Bill was a bonanza for the rich but--
My new piece from @americanprogress.bsky.social details HOW: How does it funnel $$ to the rich? I outline 7 different provisions/sets of provisions adding up to $2.3 trillion in tax cuts pointed squarely at the top
My new piece from @americanprogress.bsky.social details HOW: How does it funnel $$ to the rich? I outline 7 different provisions/sets of provisions adding up to $2.3 trillion in tax cuts pointed squarely at the top
7 Ways the Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Taxes for the Rich
Overall, the Big Beautiful Bill will harm poor Americans and raise the incomes of rich Americans—driving gains for the rich through cuts to marginal tax rates and the estate tax, along with tax breaks...
www.americanprogress.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We all know the Big Beautiful Bill was a bonanza for the rich but--
My new piece from @americanprogress.bsky.social details HOW: How does it funnel $$ to the rich? I outline 7 different provisions/sets of provisions adding up to $2.3 trillion in tax cuts pointed squarely at the top
My new piece from @americanprogress.bsky.social details HOW: How does it funnel $$ to the rich? I outline 7 different provisions/sets of provisions adding up to $2.3 trillion in tax cuts pointed squarely at the top
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Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump’s Global Tariffs Curtailed Trade, Data Shows
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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I’d started to wonder whether the Epstein files were a bit of a macguffin, but no no they implicate the President of the United States in a pedophilia ring—and show the entire Republican Party as well as much of the federal government has been baldly covering it up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I’d started to wonder whether the Epstein files were a bit of a macguffin, but no no they implicate the President of the United States in a pedophilia ring—and show the entire Republican Party as well as much of the federal government has been baldly covering it up. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
What was Trump doing with a minor for hours at Jeffrey Epstein's house? 🤔
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
What was Trump doing with a minor for hours at Jeffrey Epstein's house? 🤔
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"the trajectory is really really really good if you look at it." 🤔
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
"the trajectory is really really really good if you look at it." 🤔
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@chusak.bsky.social shows that expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits--which Dems are fighting to extend--mean more to true small business owners than so-called "small business tax relief" included in this summer's Republican megabill, which went almost entirely to the rich
New @americanprogress.bsky.social I find that 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed people face a $1,500 mean tax hike this year.
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction
October 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
@chusak.bsky.social shows that expiring Affordable Care Act premium tax credits--which Dems are fighting to extend--mean more to true small business owners than so-called "small business tax relief" included in this summer's Republican megabill, which went almost entirely to the rich
New @americanprogress.bsky.social I find that 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed people face a $1,500 mean tax hike this year.
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New @americanprogress.bsky.social I find that 4.4 million small business owners and self-employed people face a $1,500 mean tax hike this year.
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction
When enhanced marketplace tax credits expire, businesspeople making <$150k, face a larger tax hike than eliminating the passthru deduction