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Bernardo de La Paz

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18. They took in $200 billion. 150,000,000 checks would be $150 billion or $300 billion. Revenue? Deficit? Debt?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:29 AM

Oct 3

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.

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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. [View all] riversedge Oct 3 OP

That will go a short way to offset the cost of my new car. dem4decades Oct 3 #1

So, you're deigning to give us back a portion of OUR money you've usurped from us through Executive Decree? AZJonnie Oct 3 #2

Well darn, markodochartaigh Oct 3 #3

Will be forgotten in a week. Mike Niendorff Oct 3 #4

Robs from the poor and then gives back a little. Emile Oct 3 #5

What was the point of the tariffs again? Wiz Imp Oct 3 #6

As long as you don't mention Epstein or his tiny hands or his Buddyzbuddy Oct 3 #7

He's worried about JustAnotherGen Oct 3 #8

Right after the DOGE checks hit our mailboxes, right, Fuckstick? hatrack Oct 3 #9

Yeah, it was $5K for DOGE and $5K for tariffs. Who's skimming the profits? TheBlackAdder Oct 3 #16

Well, isn't that special? Especially considering it was our money in the first place. Vinca Oct 3 #10

Giving Americans a check and just lumping it into the national debt Takket Oct 3 #11

Mob behavior jayschool2013 Oct 3 #12

Doesn't cover individual costs most are paying for his actions kerouac2 Oct 3 #13

Yep. $2000 is maybe a couple months of groceries and gas for a family of four. tanyev Oct 3 #19

Jesus. So now we're shareholders of our own government? Iris Oct 3 #14

The stupid is so thick at this point Cosmocat Oct 3 #15

Adding more inflation to the big beautiful Trump stagflation dalton99a Oct 3 #17

They took in $200 billion. 150,000,000 checks would be $150 billion or $300 billion. Revenue? Deficit? Debt? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 3 #18

Your math is off maxrandb Oct 3 #20

No. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 3 #21

Our family has decided just to draw names. We all get one present and seems fair to all. riversedge Oct 3 #30

$1000 or $2000? Which is it? Liberal In Texas Oct 3 #22

1000 for registered Ds; 2000 for everyone else Iris Oct 3 #24

ha ha. You probably are spot on! riversedge Oct 3 #31

The check's in the mail.... Bristlecone Oct 3 #23

Isnt the 2025 deficit going to be well over 1 trillion? Johonny Oct 3 #25

Tax credit jonstl08 Oct 3 #26

Fucking nutz Botany Oct 3 #27

Yeah, tell me another fairy tale, Donny DinahMoeHum Oct 3 #28

Returning a quarter of what we're paying for the dumb tariffs Prairie Gates Oct 3 #29

He leaned a lesson from 2020. There was talk of another COVID supplemental payment underpants Oct 3 #32

I'm getting mine... lame54 Oct 3 #33

*give a bribe. Fixed it for you Arazi Oct 3 #34

Trump's full of shit, as usual. oasis Oct 3 #35

If I Rebl2 Oct 3 #36

trump lies often and a lot. republianmushroom Oct 3 #37

That will pay for ASA health care increases for one month, or two. applegrove Saturday #38