Thankfully, Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) has passed, and as a result, millions of seniors are now exempt from taxation on their Social Security payments. In reaction to the major win, seniors took to social media to celebrate and thank Trump for delivering on his campaign promise.
For context, Trump has made aggressive tax relief a core part of his platform, specifically targeting taxes on Social Security, which disproportionately affect seniors on fixed incomes. Trump accomplished this goal by packaging dramatic tax relief and a significant credit for seniors into the BBB.
In any case, one elated conservative took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce, “Attention: Anyone 65 years of age or older SHOULD be Happy! Any senior citizen not happy with this bill PLEASE remember to NOT take this extra deduction when YOU file Your Tax Return. I say, Thank You President Trump from this Senior 👍”
In another viral social media post, one conservative senior dug into the details of the BBB. The post read, “🚨 TRUMP WINS FOR SENIORS: The One Big Beautiful Bill just SLASHED taxes on Social Security benefits — by nearly 90%. More than 51 million Americans will keep MOST of what they earned. Here’s how Trump did it — and what’s coming next. 🧵”
Providing more details, the same user posted, “The Social Security Administration says 88% of seniors will now pay NO federal tax on their Social Security benefits. That’s a massive tax cut for older Americans. And Trump’s coming to eliminate the rest.”
Explaining how Democrats fought to keep the tax on Social Security, the thread stated, “Trump couldn’t repeal the tax entirely — Democrats blocked it — but the Big Beautiful Bill created a new $6,000 ‘senior bonus’ deduction. It stacks on top of the standard and senior deductions. For most retirees, it wipes out all taxable Social Security income.”
Exploring all the ways the BBB will reduce takes, the user declared, “That’s not all. The bill also makes Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent, expands deductions for families, and protects working Americans from stealth tax hikes. This is the largest middle-class tax cut in U.S. history — and the biggest ever for seniors.”
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Concluding the triumphant post, the user said, “Trump didn’t just protect Social Security. He cut taxes for 51 million seniors, made the Trump Tax Cuts permanent, and gave America its biggest middle-class tax relief ever. And he’s just getting started.”
Offering a more detailed insight into the bill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated, “We have seen American workers benefit from the president’s economic approach before. Under President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, the net worth of the bottom 50% of households increased faster than the net worth of the top 10% of households. That will happen again under the One Big Beautiful Bill.”
Explaining exactly what would have happened if Democrats were able to block the BBB, Bessent said, “The bill prevents a $4.5 trillion tax hike on the American people. This will allow the average worker to keep an additional $4,000 to $7,200 in annual real wages and allow the average family of four to keep an additional $7,600 to $10,900 in take-home pay.”
Remarking on what this means for seniors, Bessent declared, “The president is delivering on his promise to seniors as well. The bill provides an additional $6,000 deduction for seniors, which will mean that 88% of seniors receiving Social Security income will pay no tax on their Social Security benefits.”