Trump, stimulus check and tariff dividends
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Trump promises $2K checks, but are they real and could you get one
President Donald Trump has recently proposed a plan to distribute $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans, funded by a “tariff dividend” from new tariffs on imports. This proposal, intended as a rebate to mitigate the impact of tariffs on consumers,
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Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend may be a smart political move. But it would be a huge economic gamble
One of the only things that polls worse than the Trump economy is the president’s almost unprecedented use of tariffs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans received multiple stimulus checks to relieve the financial pressure caused by the pandemic-related closures. These checks helped people to stabilize their finances and avoid financial disaster in the wake of closed businesses and mass layoffs.
Trump's new idea to send a $2,000 "dividend" to most people is the latest in a string of unrealized plans to give money back to Americans.
It’s hardly a secret that many Americans today are struggling financially. Inflation has been wreaking havoc on a lot of people’s finances since 2021. And while the Consumer Price Index was only up 3% in September,
James Brainard is a Republican mayor whose city sits in a Republican county carried comfortably by Sen. John McCain in last year's presidential race. But at the moment, he is rooting for President Obama.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump’s proposal to send $2,000 “dividend” payments from tariffs to US citizens would require congressional approval.