I beg to differ: The Big Beautiful Bill—a nickname often used by President Donald Trump to refer to legislation he champions—did not eliminate Social Security taxes due to the Byrd rule.
“I beg to differ: The Big Beautiful Bill—a nickname often used by President Donald Trump to refer to legislation he champions—did not eliminate Social Security taxes due to the Byrd rule.”
It is a reconciliation bill. You cannot change laws in reconciliation. The restriction is NOT part of the Byrd rule.
SS Taxes are federal code. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/86
The Byrd rule allows a senator to challenge an item.
The Byrd rule never came into play.