Trump promises $5k payout to U.S. adults if Republicans win election

nateb2022 18 points 24 comments September 10, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (11 comments)

bmitc

I would ask how this is legal, but then again, we wouldn't even be here if something being legal or not mattered.

HDBaseT

"The only caveat I have is that the dividend that we're making must be spent in the United States of America."

anonym00se1

An incredible stain on the history of the US.

SomeHacker44

Good way to spend $1.3T that this party of fiscal responsibility doesn't have.

pogue

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magically-disappearing-st... Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark via Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/crampell.bsky.social/post/3mv4z7az4...

rzzzwilson

The sooner this guy is impeached the better. That's better than letting his term just run out as it offers more of a warning to other fruitcakes out there: the system _eventually_ works.

BoggleOhYeah

This guy loves inflation.

exabrial

Everyone wants to know why groceries are so damn expensive, here's your answer. Along with fighting wars that aren't ours. I really wish Libertarians would actually win.

euroderf

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money." -Alexis De Tocqueville But turns out it's a fun game for another branch of government too.

k310

Confederate dollars.

theGeatZhopa

I try use my brain to logically approach it: - 5k are promised in case of x to u.s. adults Risk: too much adults to divide 5k equally amongst.

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