For some time now there has been rumblings of some of the money raised by tariffs would be returned to the population….maybe even you.
Now there is the vague promise of them being issued next year…..
President Trump said Monday that Americans could see $2,000 tariff dividend checks as soon as mid-2026, putting a timeline on a proposal he has floated several times this year. The president said the payments would go to individuals with moderate incomes, but the plan would require congressional approval—an outcome far from certain, according to previous remarks from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “We’re gonna be issuing dividends later on, somewhere prior to … the middle of next year, a little bit later than that,” Trump said, per the New York Post.
The cost of the proposed dividend is significant. Analysts estimate that even limiting the checks to low- and middle-income individuals could push the price tag well above $200 billion, a sum that exceeds total tariff revenues collected by the government in fiscal 2025 and amounts to about half of what’s projected for fiscal 2026, Axios reports. A payout of this size, especially so close to the 2026 midterm elections, could have major political implications, effectively putting large sums of money into voters’ hands just as they head to the polls. There’s also concern that such a payout could fuel inflation—a risk highlighted by the inflationary effects of previous stimulus checks.
“The middle of next year”?
That ought to be about the best time for the bribe to be effective in repairing his lost support and placate the masses.
Is this a ploy for the midterms?
Or will something come up that would delay the checks…..I don’t know Congress for instance?
Any thoughts on this new attempt by Donny?
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
I will definitely not be sending mine back, I can tell you that much.
Why would you? After all it is mostly your money for you paid for his damn stupid tariffs. chuq
I will certainly not be sending mine back, I will tell you that much.
Ok just realized the duplication….cool chuq
This just further illustrates how LITTLE Trump knows about finances … although to ask him, he’s a fiscal genius.
Nan this plan does not sound feasible…..let’s say 100 million people get the check….that would be about $200 billion and I do not think the tariffs had brought in that much…..so it will add to the deficit….just thinking. chuq
This is just Trump doing what he does best, lying.
1. He doesn’t have the legal authority to issue checks to everyone. Period. Only the Congress has the legal authority to authorize the expenditure of federal money, especially on this scale. And the chances of getting something like this through Congress are pretty much zero.
2. He’s already promised that money to multiple other needs. He’s said it will be used to pay down the national debt. He’s said it will be used to give relief to farmers who have been nearly bankrupted by his bizarre fiscal policies. He’s promised the money… No, I’m not going to bother going on. He’s promised the money would be used for at least a dozen different things alread.
3. There isn’t enough money to do it. Current estimates are that the tariffs have brought in about $150 billion. This scam of his would cost $200 – $350 billion depending on whose numbers you believe.
4. Right now there is about a 50/50 chance the Supreme Court will overturn his tariffs. If that happens, guess what? All that money is going to have to be repaid to the people it was collected from.
GF I think he is just padding his resume for later……we know how easily Americans can be duped. chuq
Will a one-off payment of $2,000 compensate people for what they have lost in increased prices because of tariffs and other factors? Averaged out over time, I doubt that.
Best wishes, Pete.
Probably not but at least in would be a small return on their investment after all it is their money. chuq