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debm55

(53,080 posts)
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:06 PM Yesterday

Do you think we will ever see the $2000 that tRump said we will get from the tariffs. I don't.

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Do you think we will ever see the $2000 that tRump said we will get from the tariffs. I don't. (Original Post) debm55 Yesterday OP
Possibly in an attempt to buy votes for Nov 2026. drray23 Yesterday #1
I agree or be in his pocket. Thank you drray23. debm55 Yesterday #2
Trump has no such power to distribute money. at140 Yesterday #3
Well, tRump does a lot ot shit that he is not authorized to do. debm55 Yesterday #7
Naw, never gonna happen,,,just another shiny distraction... wcmagumba Yesterday #4
I don't think so either. debm55 Yesterday #8
No 3auld6phart Yesterday #5
True, 3auld6phart. debm55 Yesterday #9
If he does, it's being donated to the canidates i want n/t gay texan Yesterday #6
Me too, How is he going to know what we do with and if we get the money. debm55 Yesterday #11
Hell no!!!!!! a kennedy Yesterday #10
I'll second you Hell no!! thanks a kennedy. debm55 Yesterday #12
and how ya doing debm55?? Happy Thanksgiving to you. ♥️ a kennedy Yesterday #15
Thank you a kennedy. Got the results for mammogram. they found 9 cysts. Have to get retested every 6 months. You have a debm55 Yesterday #16
🙏🏻 ♥️ 🙏🏻 a kennedy Yesterday #27
DOGE knows. Abolishinist Yesterday #13
Would they be able to do that? What the hell am I asking --they will do it. debm55 Yesterday #19
Of course!!! Greg_In_SF Yesterday #14
Oh you, I don't think so either. debm55 Yesterday #17
... orangecrush Yesterday #18
I can dream, Doesn't mean it will come true. debm55 Yesterday #21
Certainly orangecrush 15 hrs ago #46
Of course not. It was a concept of a weave of a plan... SheltieLover Yesterday #20
Thank you SheltieLover. Yes, the asshole had no plans to give us the money. debm55 Yesterday #22
Depends on how much electoral trouble he thinks he is in misanthrope Yesterday #23
Thank you for that insight, misanthrope. debm55 Yesterday #31
Bessent said it's not happening, and Congress Gaugamela Yesterday #24
Point on, Gaugamela. debm55 Yesterday #32
I'd use it to buy an e-trike for my old butt to scoot around on in my little country town...ha ha... wcmagumba Yesterday #25
HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you, wcmagumba. debm55 Yesterday #33
Especially don't need since I already have an ebike and a 20" 7 speed folding bike (no motor)... wcmagumba Yesterday #41
That is great. Thank you very much for sharing, wcmagumba. debm55 Yesterday #45
R's in Congress have already put the kabash on it. hlthe2b Yesterday #26
Where was the tariff money supposed to have gone? Back into the Treasury? debm55 Yesterday #34
All lies, but what tariff $$ that has been or might be collected would go to Treasury, yes, but Congress has to approve hlthe2b Yesterday #36
There are so many different things coming out of his mouth on any given day. It is hard to know what the heck is going debm55 Yesterday #42
Nope. Not going to happen. GP6971 Yesterday #28
I haven't heard about it for some weeks. Will the money stay in the Treasury or in the pockets of the rich? debm55 Yesterday #35
When pigs fly, raccoons dance, mwmisses4289 Yesterday #29
Oh you, nothing can be trusted coming from that liar;s mouth. debm55 Yesterday #37
So the price of buying voter loyalty is . . . Aussie105 Yesterday #30
Thank you Aussie105 debm55 Yesterday #39
has Trump EVER paid anyone? DBoon Yesterday #38
Very true, DBoon. debm55 Yesterday #40
The last mention was only for "Taxpayers" IbogaProject Yesterday #43
Yes, I remember that. That would leave his buddies in. debm55 Yesterday #44

drray23

(8,528 posts)
1. Possibly in an attempt to buy votes for Nov 2026.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:08 PM
Yesterday

They will probably roll it out a few weeks before the election to buy votes.

at140

(6,199 posts)
3. Trump has no such power to distribute money.
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:12 PM
Yesterday

Congress has to go along and authorize it. It will be an attempt to buy votes.

debm55

(53,080 posts)
16. Thank you a kennedy. Got the results for mammogram. they found 9 cysts. Have to get retested every 6 months. You have a
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:31 PM
Yesterday

very great and Happy Thanksgiving. my friend.

misanthrope

(9,332 posts)
23. Depends on how much electoral trouble he thinks he is in
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:37 PM
Yesterday

The only reason he has said he now has a solution for the Obamacare subsidies is because he is scared his party is going to lose control of things. He sees services for his subjects as little more than bribery.

Gaugamela

(3,100 posts)
24. Bessent said it's not happening, and Congress
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:40 PM
Yesterday

would have to appropriate it. That's 600 billion out of the pockets of our precious billionaires, unless they raise the debt ceiling, which would add to the national debt. All that just to throw the peasants a bone that will be spent in 6 weeks catching up on bills.

It might give the stock market a brief boost, but in the end I don't think the billionaires would go for it.

wcmagumba

(5,279 posts)
25. I'd use it to buy an e-trike for my old butt to scoot around on in my little country town...ha ha...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:00 PM
Yesterday

Don't need...

wcmagumba

(5,279 posts)
41. Especially don't need since I already have an ebike and a 20" 7 speed folding bike (no motor)...
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:36 PM
Yesterday

too many wheels for a 68 year old although my balance is not as good as it used to be so three wheels might be easier to manage...

hlthe2b

(112,262 posts)
36. All lies, but what tariff $$ that has been or might be collected would go to Treasury, yes, but Congress has to approve
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:29 PM
Yesterday

such funds to be dispersed in that way. I sincerely hope few Americans believe his lies on this.

debm55

(53,080 posts)
42. There are so many different things coming out of his mouth on any given day. It is hard to know what the heck is going
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:41 PM
Yesterday

on.

debm55

(53,080 posts)
35. I haven't heard about it for some weeks. Will the money stay in the Treasury or in the pockets of the rich?
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:29 PM
Yesterday

mwmisses4289

(2,859 posts)
29. When pigs fly, raccoons dance,
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:08 PM
Yesterday

and the tooth fairy 🧚‍♀️ graces me with a million+ dollars.

(Of course, if the tooth fairy 🧚‍♀️ graces me with a million+ dollars, I won't need that measly two thousand, will I? 😄 )

Aussie105

(7,440 posts)
30. So the price of buying voter loyalty is . . .
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:12 PM
Yesterday

$2,000?

Gosh! Smells of bribery and desperation.

Politicians used to prefer policy statements to attract voters.
Is this the New Way?

Anyhow, the cost of the tariffs probably works out to more than $2K per working & voting age people.

Does Trump still think tariffs are paid by other countries?

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Bother, text didn't come across!
Use your imagination: Bart is writing 'Tariffs are good!'

https://www.thewordfinder.com/simpsons-chalkboard/

DBoon

(24,540 posts)
38. has Trump EVER paid anyone?
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:32 PM
Yesterday

He didn't pay his contractors, why should he follow through on a promise to American citizens?

IbogaProject

(5,459 posts)
43. The last mention was only for "Taxpayers"
Sun Nov 23, 2025, 10:45 PM
Yesterday

Last edited Mon Nov 24, 2025, 12:07 AM - Edit history (1)

And I'd suspect they will use a restrictive definition where one only qualifies if one paid tax on investment gains.

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