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sions, we will have an automatic massive tax increase. It is a nightmare to consider the implications of a massive tax increase, particularly at an economically fragile time such as we are now in.

Anyone that will recall consumer sentiment after the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, until Covid upset everything in 2020, recalls this as a time of economic exuberance.

The unemployment rate in January 2020 was down to 3.6%. This was the lowest unemployment rate in more than half a century.

Consumer sentiment in February 2020, just prior to the Covid shock, was 101, per Statista.com. This compared to February 2025 where it stood at 64.7.

The 2017 Tax and Jobs Act defines our current reality, and to allow this to expire would be a horrible mistake.

Second, this legislation does what we have been waiting for for years. It shuts down taxpayer funds going to abortion providers. Planned Parenthood, a $2 billion conglomerate that performed 400,000plus abortions last year, is off the public dole.

To this I say, Hallelujah.

The extent to which abortion is accepted and legal in our nation is a blight on our national soul.

And there are practical implications. The culture of life defines our culture of family and children. The unraveling of our culture of family and children has profound economic implications on our economy.

Here’s what the Congressional Budget Office says: “The size and the age profile of the population affect the U.S. economy and the federal budget. For instance, the population’s size and age structure largely determine the number of people in the labor force and thus affect GDP and federal tax revenues. Those demographic factors also affect federal spending — for example, the size of the population age 65 or older influences the number of beneficiaries of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.”

Dear senators, please pass this bill.

Star Parker is founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education. Her recent book, “What Is the CURE for America?” is available now. To find out more about Star Parker and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators. com. COPYRIGHT 2025 CREATORS. COM