Donald Trump is known for making promises that seem too good to be true. Yet even by his lofty standards the recent pledge to give tens of millions of Americans a $2,000 dividend from what he claimed was tariff revenue is eyebrow-raising.
The long and short of it is that Trump says the implementation of his tariff scheme has worked so spectacularly well that the US government has enough spare money to hand out a surprise bonus to half the population.
But here’s where it gets unfortunately sticky. In the post in question, Trump neglected to elaborate on a potential timeline for the payout, nor did he state exactly who would and wouldn’t be eligible for the dividend, aside from referring to ‘high income people’.
“People that are against Tariffs are FOOLS! We are now the Richest, Most Respected Country In the World, With Almost No Inflation, and A Record Stock Market Price. 401k’s are Highest EVER,” Trump wrote of his tariffs.Continue reading…
