TEXAS, USA — President Donald Trump calls the tax and spending bill he signed into law on July 4 “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Just before the vote, Congressman Keith Self, R-3rd District, called it a “broken bill.” But the next day, he voted for it. And the Collin County Republican now says there is beauty and beast all in one bill.

Under the new law, workers can deduct up to $12,500 in overtime pay and $25,000 in reported tips from their taxable income on federal tax returns.

The tax break sounds universal, but it’s slanted toward middle- and higher-income earners — workers who owe enough federal income tax for the deductions to make a real difference.