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Trump considering $2,000 tariff ‘dividend’
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Posted By: Mercedes44, 10/3/2025 5:58:02 AM

President Trump said Thursday that he’s still weighing the idea of giving Americans up to $2,000 in rebates derived from the revenues his tariff agenda has generated. Trump’s proposal to share some of the hundreds of billions of dollars the federal government has collected since he slapped foreign nations with steep levies in April, comes as the Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments in a case next month that will decide whether the president has the power to impose sweeping global tariffs. “They’re just starting to kick in,” Trump said of the tariffs in an interview with One America News Network,

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Reply 1 - Posted by: chumley 10/3/2025 6:04:35 AM (No. 2011830)
Put it toward the debt.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: bpl40 10/3/2025 6:26:56 AM (No. 2011842)
There are two priorities. Debt is one and relief for Bidenflation burned citizens is another. I would say split it.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: GreatGreyhounds 10/3/2025 6:34:22 AM (No. 2011848)
I agree with splitting it, and make a big show about reducing the deficit...
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Strike3 10/3/2025 6:57:20 AM (No. 2011861)
If only we could restrict that to working taxpayers who are citizens.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Venturer 10/3/2025 7:23:22 AM (No. 2011879)
Pay back the debt.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: TexasHillCountry 10/3/2025 7:34:51 AM (No. 2011894)
Please apply any dividends to paying down the national debt! I know a personal payment is politically attractive but reducing the debt and it's service costs will keep us from being crushed by its weight.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: billa57 10/3/2025 7:36:55 AM (No. 2011897)
Yes! The working class, US citizen only, desperately needs help also. The cost of living, shelter, food, transportation, and everything in between has become unaffordable to many.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Sorosisbehindit 10/3/2025 8:22:49 AM (No. 2011927)
First they need to verify that illegals are not on the list for checks.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: pacman333 10/3/2025 8:25:00 AM (No. 2011928)
Stupid idea. If we were running a surplus, then yes. But we still have a huge deficit. Let's continue to get our house in order and then down the road share the surplus wealth.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: padiva 10/3/2025 8:44:30 AM (No. 2011939)
Pay down the debt and services for military/veterans.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: chumley 10/3/2025 10:01:01 AM (No. 2011978)
One of the signs of a poor person who will always be poor is that when they get ahold of some money, they buy useless stuff, then go back to being poor. I notice delivery pizza, the biggest waste of money in our economy, is a favorite. So is hair and makeup and nails being done. They rarely pay down any bills with that windfall money, or better their situation in any way. Pay down the debt and dont bring in any more.
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