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riversedge

(78,252 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:25 AM Friday

Trump is says he will give Americans $1000 or $2000 in dividends because he's making so much money from the tariffs.

I see it as buying votes.


Ron Smith @Ronxyz00
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Trump is says he will give Americans $1000 or $2000 in dividends because he's making so much money from the tariffs.

Sorry folks, you're gonna be waiting this like the DOGE checks.


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Trump is says he will give Americans $1000 or $2000 in dividends because he's making so much money from the tariffs. (Original Post) riversedge Friday OP
That will go a short way to offset the cost of my new car. dem4decades Friday #1
So, you're deigning to give us back a portion of OUR money you've usurped from us through Executive Decree? AZJonnie Friday #2
Well darn, markodochartaigh Friday #3
Will be forgotten in a week. Mike Niendorff Friday #4
Robs from the poor and then gives back a little. Emile Friday #5
What was the point of the tariffs again? Wiz Imp Friday #6
As long as you don't mention Epstein or his tiny hands or his Buddyzbuddy Friday #7
He's worried about JustAnotherGen Friday #8
Right after the DOGE checks hit our mailboxes, right, Fuckstick? hatrack Friday #9
Yeah, it was $5K for DOGE and $5K for tariffs. Who's skimming the profits? TheBlackAdder Friday #16
Well, isn't that special? Especially considering it was our money in the first place. Vinca Friday #10
Giving Americans a check and just lumping it into the national debt Takket Friday #11
Mob behavior jayschool2013 Friday #12
Doesn't cover individual costs most are paying for his actions kerouac2 Friday #13
Yep. $2000 is maybe a couple months of groceries and gas for a family of four. tanyev Friday #19
Jesus. So now we're shareholders of our own government? Iris Friday #14
The stupid is so thick at this point Cosmocat Friday #15
Adding more inflation to the big beautiful Trump stagflation dalton99a Friday #17
They took in $200 billion. 150,000,000 checks would be $150 billion or $300 billion. Revenue? Deficit? Debt? Bernardo de La Paz Friday #18
Your math is off maxrandb Friday #20
No. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Friday #21
Our family has decided just to draw names. We all get one present and seems fair to all. riversedge Friday #30
$1000 or $2000? Which is it? Liberal In Texas Friday #22
1000 for registered Ds; 2000 for everyone else Iris Friday #24
ha ha. You probably are spot on! riversedge Friday #31
The check's in the mail.... Bristlecone Friday #23
Isnt the 2025 deficit going to be well over 1 trillion? Johonny Friday #25
Tax credit jonstl08 Friday #26
Fucking nutz Botany Friday #27
Yeah, tell me another fairy tale, Donny DinahMoeHum Friday #28
Returning a quarter of what we're paying for the dumb tariffs Prairie Gates Friday #29
He leaned a lesson from 2020. There was talk of another COVID supplemental payment underpants Friday #32
I'm getting mine... lame54 Friday #33
*give a bribe. Fixed it for you Arazi Friday #34
Trump's full of shit, as usual. oasis Friday #35
If I Rebl2 Friday #36
trump lies often and a lot. republianmushroom Friday #37
That will pay for ASA health care increases for one month, or two. applegrove Saturday #38

AZJonnie

(1,790 posts)
2. So, you're deigning to give us back a portion of OUR money you've usurped from us through Executive Decree?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:45 AM
Friday

THANK YOU SO MUCH, OH KIND, BENEVOLENT, GENIUS, AND HANDSOME LEADER!

Mike Niendorff

(3,623 posts)
4. Will be forgotten in a week.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 04:56 AM
Friday

Just the latest distraction.

Re-open the government, and release the Epstein Files!


MDN

Wiz Imp

(7,651 posts)
6. What was the point of the tariffs again?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:14 AM
Friday

Revenue taken in by the US Treasury in FY 2025 (includes tariffs) = $4.69 Trillion.

US Spending in FY 2025 $6.66 Trillion.

Surplus = NEGATIVE $1.97 Trillion

Amount added to National debt = $1.97 Trillion

Giving tariff dividend would increase the amount added to the debt to well over $2 Trillion.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,653 posts)
7. As long as you don't mention Epstein or his tiny hands or his
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:12 AM
Friday

fat butt or his wide hips or Epstein.

JustAnotherGen

(37,184 posts)
8. He's worried about
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:12 AM
Friday

The November 5th SCOTUS Ruling re legality of the Tarrifs.

They aren't. They are an Intolerable Act against US Manufacturing.

Vinca

(52,807 posts)
10. Well, isn't that special? Especially considering it was our money in the first place.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:26 AM
Friday

Will I get back the extra $3 a bag I've been paying for coffee?

Takket

(23,280 posts)
11. Giving Americans a check and just lumping it into the national debt
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:27 AM
Friday

Is a pretty standard gop tactic going back to Shrub.

jayschool2013

(2,599 posts)
12. Mob behavior
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:29 AM
Friday

"You know that guy we whacked who got in the way during our big heist?"

"Yeah."

"Send his wife a nice fruit basket."

kerouac2

(1,321 posts)
13. Doesn't cover individual costs most are paying for his actions
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:02 AM
Friday

Drop in the bucket compared to increased costs we now have. Plus we are getting less. And let's not forget about all those who were and will be out of work. But the sheeple will hail it as a huge success.

tanyev

(48,019 posts)
19. Yep. $2000 is maybe a couple months of groceries and gas for a family of four.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:29 AM
Friday

If they’re careful.

Cosmocat

(15,302 posts)
15. The stupid is so thick at this point
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:12 AM
Friday

This will be totally lost on the public at large.

But, this is dead on, in theory.

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,377 posts)
18. They took in $200 billion. 150,000,000 checks would be $150 billion or $300 billion. Revenue? Deficit? Debt?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:29 AM
Friday

He's trying to buy love.

maga suckers will think it's free money. There are still many maga who swear up and down that foreign countries are paying the tariff taxes, not themselves.

Shelves will be a bit thin as Black Friday and christmas near. Cheques would only increase competition for scarcer goods, which leads to inflation on top of tariff inflation.

maxrandb

(16,888 posts)
20. Your math is off
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:44 AM
Friday

The checks will only go to Donnie Dipshit voters.

That's how 'MuriKKKa works these days.

Liberal In Texas

(15,688 posts)
22. $1000 or $2000? Which is it?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:56 AM
Friday

Oh, just a boast to make the rubes forget the Epstein files for a day.
The result will be that it'll never happen.

jonstl08

(503 posts)
26. Tax credit
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:29 AM
Friday

He will probably do a refundable tax credit when you file your taxes next year. But to receive it you have to file so some people are not required to file due to low incomes. Those people would need to file.

Botany

(75,495 posts)
27. Fucking nutz
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:29 AM
Friday

Btw foreign countries, businesses, and agricultural sectors are not paying those tariffs the
American People are.

Prairie Gates

(6,432 posts)
29. Returning a quarter of what we're paying for the dumb tariffs
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:34 AM
Friday

Great deal, everyone.

Honestly, if you don't have a bug-out plan at this point, you must be out your damn mind.

underpants

(193,405 posts)
32. He leaned a lesson from 2020. There was talk of another COVID supplemental payment
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 10:43 AM
Friday

very close to the election. From what I understood McConnell talked him out of doing it. Trump fell for it. That one last check with his name on it could have gone a long way.

Rebl2

(17,069 posts)
36. If I
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 11:05 AM
Friday

we’re to get that money I would give it to either the Democratic Party or an organization that is liberal. By the way, I don’t expect to get any money from that jerk.

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