{"id":6710,"date":"2025-06-29T18:28:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/?p=6710"},"modified":"2025-06-29T18:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T18:29:05","slug":"der-preis-der-standhaftigkeit-wie-thom-tillis-trumps-steuergesetz-zu-fall-bringen-wollte-und-an-seiner-partei-scheiterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/der-preis-der-standhaftigkeit-wie-thom-tillis-trumps-steuergesetz-zu-fall-bringen-wollte-und-an-seiner-partei-scheiterte\/","title":{"rendered":"The Price of Integrity \u2013 How Thom Tillis Tried to Bring Down Trump\u2019s Tax Bill and Failed His Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington, June 29, 2025 \u2013 It was a moment of rare clarity in an era of political fog. On the night from Saturday to Sunday, the U.S. Senate voted 51 to 49 to move forward on a piece of legislation that changes everything: Donald Trump\u2019s gigantic tax and spending package, dubbed the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill Act.\u201d A 940-page document full of tax breaks, social cuts, and massive funding for deportations \u2013 and a litmus test for the Republican Party to see who still dares to say no. Only two Republican senators resisted. One of them was Thom Tillis of North Carolina. The next day, he announced he would not run for another term. \u201cIndependent thinking has become an endangered discipline in Washington,\u201d Tillis said in a statement that was as calm as his decision was radical \u2013 a no to Trump, a yes to conscience \u2013 and the quiet retreat of a politician who refuses to go down in lockstep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday\u2019s vote was dramatic. Vice President JD Vance waited on standby in the Capitol to intervene in case of a tie, as the debate over the bill broke down for hours. Lawmakers left the chamber, holding heated private talks behind closed doors. Only with great effort did the party leadership secure its own majority \u2013 through pressure, deals, and threats. It wasn\u2019t until Ron Johnson switched sides after lengthy negotiations and Lisa Murkowski fell in line that the majority was secured. But Tillis stood firm \u2013 and was promptly attacked by Trump himself. \u201cTillis is a talker and complainer, NOT A DOER,\u201d the president raged on Truth Social. He accused the senator of grandstanding and doing \u201cnothing for North Carolina,\u201d especially after last year\u2019s devastating floods. Rand Paul of Kentucky also voted against the bill \u2013 but out of concern over the debt ceiling. Tillis\u2019s arguments weighed heavier: the cuts to Medicaid and food assistance would affect hundreds of thousands of people in his state. A report by the Congressional Budget Office had already warned that the bill could cost more than 11 million people their health insurance by 2034. Too much for Tillis \u2013 apparently not for his party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the bill\u2019s journey is far from over. The Senate\u2019s vote merely opened a procedural gate. Now begins the grueling debate over amendments, which could drag on for days. Should the Senate finally pass the package, the House of Representatives must vote again, as the Senate version differs significantly from the one already passed by the other chamber. Only then can the bill be presented to the president for signing. Trump is pushing for enactment by July 4 \u2013 the national holiday he hopes to turn into a political victory day. But the price is steep. Within the Republican Party, unrest is growing. Some senators are demanding revisions to the health care cuts, others want even deeper reductions. One ongoing point of contention is the SALT deduction \u2013 a tax break for residents of high-tax states like New York, whose new cap of $40,000 is limited to five years. The tensions are palpable. And hanging over everything is Trump\u2019s iron will to enforce discipline. Tillis refused to comply. He had spoken to Trump the night before, trying to find a compromise on Medicaid \u2013 to no avail. In the end, he chose integrity over loyalty. \u201cI am proud of my work. And I wouldn\u2019t undo a single one of my bipartisan efforts,\u201d he said. His departure is more than a decision not to run again. It is an indictment \u2013 of a party that no longer tolerates dissent, and of a president who brands every disagreement as betrayal. If the \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill Act\u201d reveals anything, it is this: the Republican Party is firmly in Trump\u2019s grip \u2013 and those who break free are sacrificed. Thom Tillis paid that price. With dignity. Quietly. And with backbone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"topstory,trump-s-world,trump-usa\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1751221699\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Der Preis der Standhaftigkeit \u2013 Wie Thom Tillis Trumps Steuergesetz zu Fall bringen wollte und an seiner Partei scheiterte\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/kaizen-blog.org\/en\/\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, 29. Juni 2025 \u2013 Es war ein Moment von seltener Klarheit in einer \u00c4ra politischer Vernebelung. 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